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tiMmtm^^.*'":M7^^r<^S!m^M ^ ning ^S* *«_ VOL.4., NO. ASHCROFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA. SEPTEMBER 10. 1898. .2.00 PER YEAR I ll i iu UlUftllM, To uuiko room for tin entirely New Stock, 1 have decided lo offer.my whole stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, Huts and Caps, nnd Boots and Shoes Al ugi.!)it reduction on Former prices .-â -( CASH S «.* I (__. is Week ,STRAW HAT.8 at cost- SUMMER __r-ff-t8fe COODS.; at G.eatly Reduced Prices. â¢>?",Mnil orders will ho promplly nit.tHK.ri lo rru,t uur host olforta tt8.il to nlv. stillsraotlon In loloollon. IF.., "W". ^OOT-EIR,- _vs3ca_=.6i:iT, B.a. HOTEL, Win, Lyne, Proprietor. Din.ilv rj-i-tot-l- Depot, â¢ ASHCROFT, B.C. This llrriol Iui*. lir'tit latok- refitted and refurnished. A new wing, ">0 x _i> feot, eontninuig nineteen rooms, including Irtttli nnrl simple i-ooius, will bo opened by Oct. 1st. Good table and good s-evviee The mily iifst-cla-s IIond iu town. CLINTON HOTEL, OLI_S.--0-Sr, B.C. : MAIi-HALI, & SMITH, Proprietors. : BOARD AND LODGIfifi BV THE DM, WEEK OB MONTH. Bc^t Wines, Spirits ami Cignrs. Good stntiling, Headquarters for ihe Cnriboo, Lillooet '.mi Dog Creole fines oTsi&'ics, filiating nml f-SliloR En tho vicinity. Trim & Haddock, LIVERY, SALE & FEED STABLE. ASHCUOFT, B.C. Saddle, flick and Driving liorses For sal* and hire. Rigs kept at'both stables. â¢ Special trips made tip Lilli.,n't irr points in Cariboo at any lime. Wire at onr expense for rigs. WHOLKSAI.- MSB 1',-TAU, DKAI.KIJS IN HAY AXD OHAIN. G. S.. Q"IâBSO_3_>T- m If __, r.'-. WEOlESA/,E.IXIJ RETAIL. Atleti'ii'ii mnl satisfaction guaranteed to customers. Main Strut, ASHCROFT, 13 C. 1GILEH0USE Under Mew ._lana$erjient. Jlr. and Mrs. U. Klkius have entire charge of the Hotel, and have thoroughly renovaled and refitted it. Dining rooms well supplied, neat and orderly. â¢ The bar, under lhe management of Ciirgile & Devery, is well'-upjdieil with the l.est grade of Wines, Licruoi. and Cigars. The In,use sulieiis tt fair share, ol: the public patronage. Ashcroft, ll.C., August 25th, ISDN. 'THE WELCOME' SSSJi» ho.se ALLISON WOODS, Proprietor. Mouls ut'ull Hours, day ami night. ITvosh oysters in any stylo always on band, Private boxes for ladies uud dining partios. G. 0. Cussaciy baa returned from helping Oornoll to drive his oattlo lo Glonora. Thoy made the trip fro herd in 82 days and lost only two bead on tho trip. Ho said tlmt tbo big cat ,tlo stood the trip -juntas well as tho smaller one, and all.arrived in Clio nora iu flue condition. Cornell's drive was tbo ilrst to got in and can supply all that is wanted between there und Tesliu. Three other bands also on tho way will havo to drive clour to Dawson boforo thoy can find n inarltot aud at that placo beefifl now soiling at 25 cents per pound. Whou Mr. CusHuily left ottybasoB at CJlouova sold at SSO per head. A nionthourliorthoy brought 8150 and in auothor uionth will ho worth nothing, I'uoMiu: aoross is 27o. per pound now, mostly Hudsons liny Company's goods. A report has boon brought in from the const mountains Dint u youug nmn naiui'd UVod Uoudmuu, wlm was out prospecting willi .tack Simpstor bus boon drowuad whilo mussing ono of tlie rivors in (hut sootloh, Uoadmau hn.) boon a rosldoutpf Ohtlnotoii for the past yoars and is an [.ngllshmun by birth. Nothing m_.ro about tho af- fair la yet known. A 9jU0 Nhuki-I r-mnd, Grand l-'i.rits, [), 0., Sopt, 5, Suod- grnss' mail stago fnun Pontioton brings word lhut a utlggot Of uold has been found ou Uoelc orook which is valued at 1.700. It is the lurgost ono foiuid iu 20 years. Well I tVldCil I'or. An Ottawu dospatch of Un- .list nit., says: A roport was published iu many United States papers reoently that; somo 3,000 Americans wero starving on the Tesliu trail, betweon 'Teiogrnpk Crook and Toslin lake. Tho United States Government asked tliis Govorn- ment to investigate the mattor. This hus been dono aud a report received saying that only 1,500 popple altogether arc ou the trail uud that tbey ure woll supplied with provisions, Thero is, therefore, uu foundation tor the report aud tho Washington Government will be ollieially informed of the fact. To Dredge Tli- Pruscr. Messrs. Garrison and Wood, two capitalists from Los Angeles, ure guests at tho Delmonico hotel, Thoy have formed u company of local mefi inelud iug Messrs. C. C. Bennett, lUnefarlauQ and H.Abbott, witli a capital ofi-XiOO,- 000, aud wiil shortly commence big gold dredgiug operations on tiio Fm- ser river. A caisson for this purpose was built recently ut False creok and itis now inteuded to build a 6'_!0,00i) steamer at the same place to work in connection with the caisson. Work on tbo steamer will commouco shortly. ilossrs. Garrison und Wood wiil visit the scene of their tuturo operations shortly. - -Province. rill rde rati- InJi-iii-.. Tacoma, Wash., Sept.5,âTkoseooner J. M, Coleman, which litis arrived from St. Michaels, brings news that two prospectors wero u'lilmshed and shot whilo drifting down the Yukon iu a boat. The Indians tired upon the boat killing ouo und woundhig â the other. Tbo wounded man escaped aud reached a police camp. The police started out and found the Indians enjoying tho prospectors' supplies. lliey Woro brought to Dawson, whero oue of tho Indiana made u confession, Mr. Frank, who cume dowu on the Coleman, sayB that whon ho left Dawson there was u stampede to Dewey aud Sumpson creeks, from which line reports cume, Both creeks aro in American territory. New Strike In Tlio Cariboo, betters received from Barkerville, B.C., by W. II. Scearco toll ot anew striko of placer cold in the Curiboo country, which rivals anything in the Klondike oi in thc pioneer days of the famed Cariboo. On a bench on Williams croek, directly opposite Barker- vilio and overlooking what wore formerly tbe richest pioneer diggings; threo Chinamen are taking out ou an avorago of sixty ounces of coarse gold a day, one nugget weighing thirty eight ounces. They sunk to bedrock on an old channel, which Is forty foot above tbe prosout channel of the creek, and has oight feet of gravel abovo it, aud tbey aro now working in a cut forty feot wide. Tliis striko caused a revival of excitement around Burkcrvillo and a number of men huvo taken to prospijctiug tiie upper benches. P.-I. 30 Oases of Footwear 'Received This Week-! Men's Shoes. Women's Sices. 5ovs' Sh'te's* C-i.ls' Shoes. I0E8 FOR THE BABIES. ^3_l-cbi_3-_t-d_S'-: c-i-oâ _...:r-.,rrv __o'w__ist pbichs. Ah I HUS. & iMirEl-, MERCHANTS. B-A-T-./Esrii-S "ru;-- Af-HT-roK,on?,a\nDcnlh of 1'IniTim*-Lovilii..n. Thomas Lowthiuu, lhe woll known pioneer and minor, died ut his rest donee, 1810 Uilphi street, Deliver, Colorado, Aug. 22nd. On tho l!ltk in- stant ho was attacked by uppoiidloitis and Ids condition from the beginning was of a very serious nature, lie loavos a wife and an adopted daughter, Mr. Lowthiuu was horn at Windsor Hal!, Bog,, September 17,18113, and his family haa long boon woll known in Westmoreland bounty as substantial and progressive citizens. At the ngo ofl? young Lowthiuu camp to'Amor lea and at once went to Owen sound ou Georgian buy, Canada.' But ins lovo of adventure was not; satisfied, and after a brief stay iu what was thou an a) most unbroken wilderness ho crossed the line with tho Intention ol! making his homo iu Iowa. Ho could not long resist the charm which tbe mountains always possessed for him, and in 1858 ho joined tbo westward goiug throngs. Mr. Lowthiuu has carried on ex tcuded mining operations in most of tho western states and territories, aud at various times his explorations and operations wero extended from Mexico to Alaska. No ono over said that Tom Lowthian ever broke his word. He belongs to thut class of men whoso rugged yet gentle nature, and whose absolute lion osty has distinguished the pioneers of the west. Mr. Lowthian hud reached tho ago of 05, but ho was planning now operations when his energies wero so suddenly ended. - Rooky Mountain News. I.-iii.ii Urns.' Clrc A large audience, hut by no means a crowded lent, greeted tho appearance of Lenten Bins.' circus horo last Saturdny, It is tho host circus which bus appeared In Aslieroft Oils yoar. Rajah was tho largest of the threo olophant s exhibited. Littlo l.dna's bareback performances were good, especially tbo buck somersault, which sho succeeded luing after threo trials and much applause, Tho ovening performance wus oniittod. By tlio roports published iu N.W.T. and B.C. papers tho circus appears to havo been pretty sovoroly criticised, If newspaper editors wero iu tho habit of carrying sums of money upon their persons, wo should say tholr criticisms had been warped by contact with tho hell game. Provincial Uy-l_lectlons. Tho writs have been issued for tho provincial by-elections, tbo announce ment being mnde in the B.C. Gazette of last Friday. Those elections are to llll thc places iu thc legislature mudc vacant by tho acceptance of ollice by the preseut cabinet. This menus that thoir will bo an election at Vancouver, at which Hon. F'L. Carter*Cotton and Hou. Joseph Martin will seok to be returned; in tho West Riding of Yale, for Hou. C. A. Semlin; and ih tho Nelson Riding of West Kootenay for Hou. J, F. Hume. Hon.Dr. McKechnie being merely a member of tho council, without portfolio, does not need to go acl; to tho approval. Tho writs are issued to the returning officers with the nomination day blank, as is the usual practice, the writs boing returnable to the registrar of the Supreme Court on or before Ootobor 15th. A proclamation in our. advertising columns gives the date of nomination as tho 17th inst., and the polling on' the 30th iust. Pound at Last. For several years a search has boon going on withiu a fow miles of Lillooot for ti mineral claim whioh was staked out by a prospector who was killed hy a fail of rook. He had taken rich specimens of free milling gold quartz to Lillooot, when he suddenly dlssapeared and with his lips sealed with death, the locality of the And was unknown. Many and many are tho prospoctors who have mado vain efforts to discover the location. Tho hills have been searched but no sign of the original posts could bo found until a few days ago, whon a prospeotor employed by a local syndicate oamo right upon tho ledge. He traced it up und found marks of former location, but time had cit'aced tbo record and marking on tho â¢ottod posts was obliterated. Ho re- stuked the claim and took a sample roppiug. This reached Vancouver this weok and was assayed, It run S31 to tiio toniu froo gold, the British Columbia Agency makiug tho test. Do- elopmont work will be started nt once on au oxtonsivoscale.-Province. Westminster's Fair. Following is tho programme ndoptoii for the day by day entertainment of visitors at tho big show: Wednesday, Oct. 5,~9 a.n.., procession: 12 noon, ollicial opening; 3 p.m., junior lacrosse match; evening, concert. Thursday, Oct. 0.-0:30 a.m., horae racing::' p.m., Scottish games: evening, fireworks, "Bombardment of Santiago." Friday, Oct, 7. -Children's Day: 10 a.m.; aquatic sports; children's procession aud games iu park; 1 p.m., cula thnmpian bicycle parade; evening, concert. Saturday, Oct. 8.-0:30 a.m., horso racing; 10 tun,, military procession I p.m., naval aud military sports; sham buttle: evening, fireworks. Sunday, Oct. 0,âGrand sacred ooii cert In the aftoruoou. Monday, Oct. 10. -Auierioau Day: 0:30 ii.in,, horso racing; 2 p.m., chum- piauship lacrosse match; ovoniug, bicyclo parade and fireworks. Tuesday, Oct. 11.-0:30 a.m., horse ruciug; 1:30 p.m., bicyclo races' even ing, bund concert. Wednesday, Oct. 12.-9:30 a.m., horse racing; 1:30 p.m., bicyclo races; ovi-n- ing, fireworks. J. II. Blomo, who has been taking a vacation for tho past five weoks at the ccust, returned lust weok and has reopened hia photo studio at tho old stand. PINB CI.Iif-K, Sam Roberts, n Skagway saloon keeper who hus just returned from tho Atlin lake mines, thinks that Fine creek is the coming diggings, and he is firm in tho opinion that uoxt year thero will bo as many people ut discovery, ou Pino creek aa tliero aro now at Dawson. "My creek claim on Pine creok is about three-quarters of a mile bolow discovery, uud tho bench claim whioh I took up adjoins it. 1 took ua much as-I could in the same spot. I left Skagway on ti Tuesday morning und reached Atlin townsite on Thursduy ovoning, and the following morning we walked up to the mine--. The ground of Pino crook is very rich, and ull tho slaims fora mile or two, mites bolow discovery is valued at from 81,000 up. I was offered 8300 for my two claims but declined. The pll'or came from a man whoolfeied Charles Hansen who has a claim neur mine, uud myself i?l 000 fur the the two holdings -ho wanted them together. "Tho bench claims around discovery ou Piuoereok are betlerlliaii tho creel: claims, apparently, but Ihat is for tho reason that tho creek claims have uot boen prospected to bedrock. Tbo Spruce croek mines, I believo are all right, but Pino crook is the cpmiugdig- giugs." Roberts rolntea that the duy before ho loft ho went up to discovery claim aud was watching a big minor named James A. McLelhuid, who is being paid 1.50 per day to work on the claim, washing ont tho pans of dirt. Sudden ly McLclland culled out in a jubilant touo: "Just look at lhis!" And the big minor held upauuggot three iuchos long by au inch and u half iu width- the prettiest gold Roberts ever saw. Tho nugget was very fiat and thin but weighed un ounce and u hulf. Roberts offered him 650 for tho gold, desiring to show it to Ids friends, but McLellaud declared that ho had no authority to sell the piece. Tho sight p£ tho pieco made Roberts so nervous that ho immediately wont away and began to prospect his owu property, hop iug that he might find something liko it to carry away. "Thore is to bo a hydraulic plaut at work iu there uoxt spring," said Rob- berts. "I am not at liberty tb mention auy names, but a man representing ample capital came to mo to find out what I would soil for. I could not soil anyway, for I hud others interested with me, but ho is going to secure a group of fourteeu or fifteen claims aud work thom in a body." Mr. Roberts says that .1. F. Watson is doing well selling lots at Atliu. Ho asking 8300 for iuaido lots and 880 for outside onos. The outsido dues aeem to bo going nearly as fast as tho inside'ones, but of courso tbe cheaper lots in value do not count up so well as tho higher priced ones. Witchcraft Still Practised, About two years ago an Indiau boy was disemboweled near Telegraph Creek, as <i sacrifice for having bewitched a member of his tribe. For somo unexplained reason no ollicial notico was taken of the crime. Lately, however, tho magistrate at Tolegraph was informed that another sacrifice was in contemplation. A boy, aged about fourteen, wus to be slaughtered for bewitching and causing tbe death of a girl. Tho services of Rev, Mr. Appleyard were obtained to quietly investigate tho mutter. Ho invited the Indians to meet him for a wuu-wuu: thoy duly appeared, and brought the most interested person iu tbo proceedings with thom. Mr. Appleyard thon carefully explutued to them tbe enormity of tho crime of murder: and how our groat Queen would have ail murderers punished by death, aud finally advised thom to give the boy to him for safe keeping iuthe mission school at Motlakutla, for throe years, during which time he would learn many things including tbe English language, uud on his return to Telegraph he would bo able to help others got on woll in tho world. Thc good advice was accepted, Tho "Tyeo," or chief, placed his huud ou tho boy's head aud told Mr. Appleyard to take tho lad. Thus by tho foresight of the imi;'is- trato and zeal of the prigst a proinis iug young Indian was saved from a barbarous death. The boy is uow enjoying the protection of the Ohuroh of England mission. Ho was born for something better thuu a spatch cock; ho has started with a unique experience iu, the dances of life: we wish him a happy career may he live well, die iu comfort, aud live again. Glenora News. Drmiliilon Act AppJIcu. Tiio question has boon raised in various places whether or uot but* rooms maybe kopt open on September 20th, the day ou which tho prohibition plebiscite is to betaken, It will be seen from thc following, which is Section it of tho Plobicite Act, that the rales gov oruing the Dominion elections hnvi been adopted iu this instance: "Fortho purpose of submit ting the question to the electors, obi-iining un answer thereto, and ascertaining tlie result nf the vote, the same proceed*- lugs, us nearly as may be, shall be bad as in u general Dominion election, and tbo Dominion Flections Aet and the Northwest Territories Representation Act und their amendments* and the I'Vnnehiso Act, 1898, shall, subjocl to the provisions of this Acl, and of any regulations, orders or tuatructlous mado or givon by tho Governor in- Council thereunder, apply, mutatis mutandis, to tho conduct of sucli proceedings, and with respect to the powers to bo exorcised and tlio duties to bo performed by, and tho rights, obligations, liabilities, quUlHlcutlons- and disqualifications of judges, olllcers, electors, und all other persons, imd with respect to olfencos and tho penalties which may be incurred," Section 83 of the Dominion J.ico! ions Act suys: "Nb Bpirltous or fermented liquors or strong drink shall bo sold or given at uny hotel, tavern, shop or other place, within the limits of auy polling district, during tho whole of tho polling dny, at any election for the House of Commons: and every one who violates the provisions of thla section shall bo liable for every such offence to u penalty of 8100 und to imprisonment for u term noi exceeding six months iu default of payment of such penalty." The reading of theso two seel ions would clearly indicate tbat barrooms must bo closed bn September 20th. A number of full fairs uro set for that date, ami hotel keepers in different sections of tiie Province are, therefcl'e, interested. - Another point lias been raised as to whether or not voters who voted at the last Provincial elections would be entitled to voto ou the coming plebiscite. Tlioy corlainly uro entitled, unless, of lourse, they huvo since moved to another electoral district. 1'hesamo lists will be used as wore used on tho Oth of July last. Columbian. _ From Empire Vol toy. .There arrived iu thoctty lhe olher day Thomas Mel_lweu,of Empiro Val-y ley, northern Lillooel. Mr. Mol-wou is largely interested in stock-raising in that section of the province, aud is a very intelligent, enterprising nnd worthy gentleman. Me, it will be recollected, sold and delivered at Burkcrvillo a. fow weeks agon band ol'cattlo ildlmod to be the finest and iu the best condition that ovor wont up tlie Cariboo road. They were raised and Cat teued on that goutloulau'a ranch in Empiro Valley. He isa progressive farmer ami bus upon his estate aomo splendid high bred blooded stock. It is probable somo of tlieso wilt bo exhibited at Ashcroft, Kumloops and New Westminster this full, uud will demonstrate to tho sloek-ruisors of tho lower country what iho higher altitudes of tho province are capablo of doing in thf) way of stock-raising. - -World. A 71.0 I'-iinii Nctrre l.il ilo Rook, Ark.;Sept.7. -Mrs.Mary M. Asqite, a negress i-i dead in tbis city. Sho waa said to bo the largest colored woman io tho world. At ono time she weighed over 1"" pounds, and ut the time of her death she tipped tho beam at-".on pounds. She was :i:> yeaVy of mulation of i e and ber issivo accu- iposotii Dentil of Alls.. Andcrsim. The death was announced, lust Wednesday aftornoon, of .Miss Katie Anderson, oldest daughter of .Mr. Alex. Audersou, Sixth avenue, Now Wost- mluster. Tho diseased ludy had only been ill a littlo over u week, atid Lhe sad nows cume as a shock lo many friends who had not heard of her ill. uess. It appears .Miss Anderson had been spending a fow days ut Port Moody, whore, it is suppose'!, sho contracted typhoid fever, although it did' not develop uutil some time aftor whou, ou returning from a visit to Boundary Bay, she had to tal.o to hor bed. From that time, her condition became worse, and sho passed away peacefully, at half past threo Wot)nos day afternoon. Miss Audersou wash prominent member of Olivet Baptist Ghtirch, a teach er in tho Sabbath School, and u valued member uf the church choir, in nil of which circles she will bo keenly missed. Aslicrolt at, un Untertolncr. M. W. .Marsh, formerly with the Liud- ley or Vancouver Stock Company, hut now the head of whut is to be known US the NflW York Stock Co., was interviewed by a World reporter tbe other; day aud In reply to a query us to how ho had lured siuco leaving here beisaid: Did we huvo u pleosttnt trip. Weil, u person could hardly have anything else through such a country aud with such people us uro to be mot wit h iu British Columbia nnd tho XoithwcHt. We â cached Ashcroft ou tho Queen's birthday und tho citizens celebrated must loyally. The principal street was tlio ; track, aud thero were uo penalties, weights or rod tape. Ctentlomon idol's, cowboys and klootohmou parti eipuled aud a bettor behaved grtthor ing ora happier oue would noldom ho found. Wo /had a gumo of baseball which censed only when the cover had been knocked off the last tail iu town. The scorer had meanwhile bien carried homo exhausted.'' - When the Cariboo-Oiueuicu ohm terod company Incorporation not was passed during the lust susslou v' the legislature, il. was provided that it should not come luto oi.ec.L until pro claimdd by the Lioutenant-Goyeruor ill-Council, The curreut issue uf the Gazette uoutulns a proclamation that titc-i-M of September is thu day upon Whioh such uot Bhall come iuto force coudltiouu] upon cerlulu changesbuttiy made in tho ohurtor of tho company ul the uext session of the legislutuvc, Ll Hunjr -.liatiK l>'.-;ml____. Peking, Sept. 8. l/i Hung Chang hns oon dismissed from power. It is pre* timed (hut this was dono iu uccord- ne.! wilh the demand which, it isiu- ,-ored, tho British Minister bore has eon instructed lo make ou uccount of he alleged partiality of the great Sbinumuu lo Russia, culminating iu Ireat Britain being deprived ofthe ontraot fortho Peking Hankow rail* flay Lord SlinKo. Lord Shoito Douglas, who has been giving Canada considerable attention during ihe past year, chiefly because of Ids past woukooss for mining operations, and wii*» is now iu Toronto, lately got into trouble witli tho police. As ho went down Vonge street he look a notion to pull down u sign in front of Webb's restaurant, und wus subsequently stopped by Patrol Sergeant Goddes. who took his name nnd ad- dross, with tho view of issuing a sum moils, if necessary. Toronto News. I-iiJu-il Iii n Trugc-ly. Colorado Springs. Sept. 7. The yu- lilical war betwoou tho factions of the Silver Republican party resulted this morning iu the death of Charles tlar* i*K of Denver. It was the result uf uu attempt by the Broad faction to capture the opera house which was guarded by theSpraguo faction. At four o'clock a rush was mado by fifteen or twenty Hroat! men from both the front aud tbe rear of ihe building, aud thu Sprague men. who held possession, in repeiliug tho attack, llruduvoltoy into their as- suiluuts. Harris fell with a bullet through his abdomen uud was pusc medical aid, Tlieso Ilk-J in ttattle. Washington, Sept. 7. iho olficuil record of the war department as com- pleled shows thut thero were 33 officers and *J;tl enlisted men of the army, 'ilii iu all, killed in buttle during tho war with Spain, Theso casualties inefude ail tho lives lost by Jtho urmy iu the battles in tho Philippines, as well as those in Cuba uud Puerto Rico. Tho percentage'of olllcers killed is strikingly lurgo und is said to be unprecedented in the battles uf the world. Tlie contrast is especially striking in tho case of the battle of Omdurmun. where, although the loss of life wilh heavy, tho lint of killed included ouly ono olllcor of the British army. Allot!].r ..ridge Horror. Cornwull, Sopt. 7. l''ourteou men wero killed and twenty badly injured yesterday by the fall of two spuus of the new bridgo of thu N'tw Vork _r Ottawa Railway. The river here is divided by Cornwall island und the disaster occurred iu tho south channel. Tboro'aru two stone piers tu tlie centre of the stream supporting three 3puns of ironwork, ouch 370 feet long aud 27 feet abovo tho water. Tbo accident centered around the pier near the south or Uuited Statesshore. Nobody knows how the accident hupponcd. The workmen suddenly felt, the bridge give way and were instantly thrown into the wuter or caught in tho wreck und-crushed. Tho piers and masonry work Were built by Soysinith & Co., of Now Vork, aud were practically completed. Some blame tho uccideut on this company, but another theory is that the wuter hud undermined tbe the pier. The men killed wero horribly crushed aud mutilated. All the rescued were brought to the Hotel Daw hen''. Several uro missing and no doubt tholr bodies aro at tho bottom of the river. Most of lho men were employed by the I'hoouix Bridge Co. John Simons, head foreman, had just * loft th" bridgo when â¢â¢*je uccideut oc cm-red. Thc central span did not swerve tilt it had sunk some distance wheu it toppled over. The span next the United Statesshore sunk directly to lhe bottom just as it stood. A Dawson correspondent writes that jttorheads ami statements are printed i that city I'or ;'dfi per 1,1)00. Com- O-Hitorsou Ihu two newspapers arc aid & per 1,000 eyis, and the job riutm-sget81.00 per hour. 'Ihis is ot proportionately as high a rate of utgestia othor lines of industry aro icing paii!. !-- many years tho rate â aid to compositors on the coast was Oceiil ; per 1,000 ems i'or night work nd;.. cent'i per 1.000 tor day work.' 'he ubiquity of tho journeyman ii inter is proved hy the fact ihat when h'o Nuggut oilioo opened !or business :, ro wore thirty printer- to apply for rorlt, Tho members of the craft who ire ongugod nro members of the Typo traphUial Union, uud it is owing tu ir ; fuel lliat tie- llbural scuie oi: wayes vies established, notwithstanding the* uany applicants for poBltloue,âWdrld. ,-t THE B.C. MINING JOURNAL. ISSUEO EVEUV SATURDAY. F. S. REYNOLDS, Stil-scrli.tlon it SATURDAY, BISPTKMUEK 10, 1808, ..U'Lllllii!- i Nor I lu-1 The following is takon from II Book of British Columbia for-16 At Telegraph Creek and vicinity, on tho Stickiuo. wheal, barley and potatoes are successfully grown with the aid of irrigation, although tholr cultivation has only boon al tempted on a limited scale on account of tho want of a market. None of theso can bo successfully grown or ripened on Ihe coasfward side of Iho mountains. At Port Yukon Mr. Dal) states he was informed that burloy had oneo or twice beou tried iu small patches, und thoy had succeeded In maturing tho grain, though tho straw wits vory short. A few cattle had heeu kopt bere ut ouo time. Dr. Dawson confirms this statement and has no hesitation in stating his belief that such hardy crops us barley, ryo, -..r- nips and flax can bo-cultivated iu the Yukon district as far north as Pot. Selkirk, near the Ollrd parallel, liis conclusion is thut there exists an area Of about 00,000 square mites of which a largo proportion may and doubtless in tho futuro will be utilized for tho cultivation of such crops, and iu whii cattlo and horses might bo n in sulllcieut numbers Tor local pur-111 poaos without undue labor, us excellent j v' summer grazing is usually to lie fouud j aloug the river, and natural hay': meadows uro frequont. "1 do nol left Skagway just a weok ago today, tho day whon Mr. Ogilvie left for Klondiko, and on the steamer woro soveral meu direct from Dawson, who hud in tho aggregate about --.100,000. Ah. Allan left Dawson at the lnst of .Inlyutul on his way out bo visited Pino creel;. Ilo says that gold Is cor- tainly being found by tho 250or800 people now Ihere and it is tho best anil brig.il.05t he ever say, goiug about SIS totho ounce, There were fail' pros peels there, but, of course, Mr. Allan suys no one Uuil lell lor suro yot as tlio district will have to be proven. It looks at presont as if the townsite wimld be on oi- neur Discovery claim, where gold to good amounts is being taken out. Mr. Allan brings the liewaofawido spread report, though he was tumble o authotitiouto if. that at least live uon had been drowned lately while on heir way to the Atliu lake gold Holds. it seems that the mou wero on a raft trussing tho lake whou thoy camo to rough water and thoir bout was cup- sized. Other accidents wero roportod, being those of men who went on catamarans or rafts aud easily got into trouble in theso troubled waters. Ou one occasion Mr, Allan saw livo mou enter a canvas bout, lho buol.bou<.be- iug of saplings und go for a dozen miles or more Mr. Allan wus iu Dawson for soveral mouths aud he will go back again iu a short time to develop his claims. Ho mot two parties, ono headed by Capt. Segard, of Calgary, and the otlior by V, Mulvain, who had como through by way of Edmonton route. Thoy loft liidmontou in July, 1807, aud got to Dawson on tho __7tU of July of this year, and they were lucre skeletons at tho end of the trip. They said thoy had an awful trip, full or hardships, aud were almost the ouly ouos who got through. There was a portage of 80 tuiiied ! ndh's to make from Fort Simpson, ou Yukon, to Ifarty-Milo rivor, which few peoplo could get over and ioquoutly most of the would-be Klonclikera gave away their outtlts aud turned buck. Mr, Alluu suys thero is a wide-spread Will Buy Klondike (luid. Victoria, Sept. il.âIt is understood that tho provincial govornmont will shortly comploto arrangements for tho purchase of gold brought by miners returning from tho north. The assay olllco is now equipped with lhe proper apparatus. This will bo a very popular move hy tho government, as thoro has long beeu an agitation to have tbis done, merchants pointing out what grout loss ll.C. suffers by miners Hocking to Seattlo, ANlcel'oiiU tilLiiw, Montreal, Sept.:!. The United States revenue outterJAlgouijulu, ono of the vessels cut in half ut Ogdensburg to permit hor to pass through tlio canal during tho recent war, and now being prepnrod to sail for tbo United States Atlantic port is under seizure horo Tho seizure was made on behalf of J. Wade, who olaims wages duo hint as detective iu a Chinese smuggling case. A nice question of international law is involved, and the light will bo a celebrated case. Smol.el-.-3 Powder. Washington, D.O., Sept, :t. -Probably tho navy has fought its lust war with black powdor. Bids wero opened today at the navy department for supplying warships with oue million pounds of smokeless powdor ln quantity suill* cient to supply at least the secondary batteries of all tho ships iu tho service and tho supply will bo augmented from time to timo until within tho courso of a year all black powder will have boon retired oxcopt possibly somo that will be retained for saluting purposes, 150 MILE HOUSE Tho distributing point foi' all the hydraulic mines at -Horse Fly, Nortli and South Forks and main Quesnelle River, also the stock ranges of Chileoten and Beaver Lake Valley. maintain," he says, "that the country . is suitable for occupation by a |m-o | feeling of discontent iu tho Yukon dis- Self-supporting agricultural inuuity, but hold that ugricnltur J trict against the mining laws. World* before many years be successfully prosecuted in conjunction with the natural development of tho othor resources of this greut country, of which by far tho most valuable portion lies to tho east of tbo lino of the Alaskan boundary." Capt. John I'1, .lugers, of Victoria, for a long timo master of tho C.P.N, steamers plying betweon Victoria and Westminster, died last Saturday. At tl is Point will bo found a good assortment of GENERAL MERCHAND ISE & M i NERS SUPPLI ES 3^CIlNrE_E^'S TOOLS. Wo mako a special Hue of Picks for prospectors. Thoy aro light nud strong and can bo de- handled for packing, - BOATS -EHO-R SALE. Wo aro also makiug a number of boats specially mado for rivor truffle. Parties going north should communicate with ua. -E_eo:r.s:e- shobiitg. And repairing of all kinds a specialty. Prices reasonable. General Blacksmith and Woodworkers - - ' - - Ol-arJ-S-.© db Rogers, <S'-r-_!S-sr--i--__:E- moit _.-=_, 33. o. J. HUE. :_V-Co_E3LI_CT_- o:N', V AN COU VIS li, . B. O. Mines and Real Estate. Only first. 'Cortes," Vancouver. lass properties handled. Telegraphic address: Also one oj the last Holds on , â vitlc Information cheerfully given, VEITH & B0i.Li.ND Proprietors and Slock Raisers. Sheif asui Heavy Hardware. Placer and 0uanz Mining Supplies ZW Warn-: ron Quotations, _ and 10 Cordova (Street, Vancouver, ll.C. A fjueen at is. Amsterdam, Sopt. 1. Solemn thanks giving services woro held here yesterday iu all tho churches as well as in the cl lurches throughout Holland upon tho occasion of Queen Wilholmlua attaining hor majority. Tito ceremony of coronation wus tin imposing aud brilliant affair, with representatives of all tho crowned heads of ICurope present. Quoon Wilholmiua Helena Pauline Mauin, who wns born August ISlst, 1880, issued yestorday a proclamation to tho peoplo ef tho Netherlands, Wild White Horses. A bund of pure white horses uro reported to be running iu tho nortli ofi Lake Manitoba. These horses are. claimed by the Indians as their prop* orty. Only two have been known to be caught as it is impossible to got neur them except iu the winter iu tbo deep snow, It is said that two adventurous young mon havo gone out in search and hopo to secure a sample or two, ll Ik li wuy ill en In ti.tli â Gait is getting a reputation ror u bad place. It is nothing to read of highwaymen iu tho wild aud wooly west, but to think tbey should attempt operation.! iu Gait, and it only a Tew miles from a modern civilized pluce like Guolph, seems incredible, yot tho Quit Reformer vouches for tho story. It seems Andrew Dryden and u young man named Thompson were driving along near the f lull, hospital, about 11 o'clock Friday night when a man jumped out from hiding and presented a revolver, while an accomplice caught tho horso's head. Money was demanded but tho boys pleaded poverty. Thoy began a quick search, but railing lo lind anything valuable scooted away Gnelph Mercury. The death occurred at Victoria on Saturdny of Capt. Jamos Ramsey, a well kuown pilot. Ho commenced piloting on tho sound in tho British Columbia district in 187:1, and has foi towed that culling ovor since. Ho was born iu thn north of Ireland in 1829and arrived at Bsqtiimalt in 18(l__. By tho currant issue of tho B.C. Gazette, it is ordered that it shall be lawful to shoot cock pheasants and quail, excepting that variety of quail known as "Hob White," on Vancouver Island, from October 1st to December lilst, 1898. No provision is mado for an open soason uu tho mainland. According to lho Comox News, there uro 20 bridgo carpenters from Victoria at work on the Trout river bridgo, be sides many from Union and tho wharf. The necessary tools and appliances nre available, and tho work is being pushed with tho utmost vigor. Ouo cable wus stretched across the broken span on Thursday. It will not bo long beforo coal trains can bo takon ovor. Around from the lower side a temporary roadbed and track tiro being lnid to connect witb tho main lino to the wharf, over whieh the now engine will bo taken. Tho Hover Creek Strike. W. 13. Blaokwell called at the Nolson Minor olllce the other day on his return from Hover creek. He brought with bim some dust aud uuggets he had obtained from Ids claim,aud was vory enthusiastic over tho prospects of tho crook. He owns tbe Yellow Kid claim, which adjoins discovery. So fur all the rich strikes bavo beon made tm tho west fork of Rover creek, ou which for a distance nl'over two miles every inch of ground has boou staked. â J. Fuqiiotte aud 13. Ci. Smith, both ol tho C. P. It. telegraph company, ure,1 among the lucky claim owners, Mr. Paquotte, iu conversation with a ropro-1 sentative of thc Minor, stated that Mr Horlloy, a mining export irom .forty. Nino creek, had beeu over the grouud, and was greatly impressed with tho showing. Ho suid it wus better than anything he had ever seen in Kootenay. Mr. Hodley was trying to buy up tho entire croek bed for the company which ho represents, but bas hitherto beon nimble to do so, us most of lho claim owners would not, let their claims go at any price. The fame of the crook is spreading rapidly, and people are going in from all parts of Kootenay. A party.of li! Rosaluudors woro in Nelson en route I'orthoscono of excitement, while a gentleman who returned from Rover creok stated 'tlmt the now arrivals from other sections of tlio couutry included tlio Hon. C. II. Mackintosh, manager of the B. A. C. Province. Pine Creek l-ln-ls. John Allan, whose home is ut Mao Iood, Alta, has just arrived from tho new llnds on Pino crock, und his reports of gold mining there ure ol'un oncouragiugus well as of a trustworthy character. Mr, Allan was staying to day at tho Commercial, bo having come over from Victoria this morning, tho only passenger of those who arrivod from tho north by the steamer Tees who did not go on to .-Seattle. Tho Toes i If any further proof wore establish tho lact that Alaska was once a Ij opioid country, it may bo found in bods of unthrucito coul roportod to havo been found outho Koyukuk river. Such dense vegetable growth as is necessary to produce a bed of coat is possiblo only in warm climates. But tho comparison of tliis Alaska coal with Pennsylvania unthrucito suggests thut hotii map buvo beeu deposited about lho samo time, namely iu tho carboniferous age, vory early in tho earth's geologic history, when tho wholo globo is supposed to have boou hot aud steaming, and there was no approach to a [condition of frost, oven at the polos, j This wus tho time wheu the .true coals j won; developed, though some of the brown coals und lignites wore produced much more reccbtly, nnd this may be tlio ago of tbo Alaska bods. However this muy bo, their economic value will bo very great, if thoy aro as oxtonsivo uud llieir product of as good quality as the roports Indicate.âWestern Mining World. Tliero is a law in British Columbia thut is uo doubt neglected. Wo have reference to section 00, which roads as follows: "ill All persons now asso oliited with or horeaftor oxtering into a general partnership Tor trading, man ufucturing, or mining purposes, shall causo to bo delivered to tho registrar of the county court of the county in which thev curry or intend to carry ou busiuoss, adoolarallon In writing signed by tbo several members of such firm, (2) 11', however, any of tho said mom- bora are absent from tho place whoro tbey curry or Intend to curry on business ut the time nf making tho declaration, then the doclarutiou shall bo signed by thc members present in their own mimes aud also for their absent co-members, uudor tholr special authority to thut elt'eot, aud suoh special authority shall bo at tho same time filed with tho registrar and auuoxod to the declaration." A uon-compliance with the above requirements entails a line ol 8100 uu each partner. One-half of which sum goes tu the Informant.-â Western Mining World. j On A Waiter. Paris, Sopt. 3. Ouo of tho oddest wagers ovor recorded has been mado by Henri Gilbert, a French journalist nud noted nthloto. M. Gilbert is to walk around tho world for a §50,000 hot. Tho money has been securely lodged iu tho hands of a Paris banker by a syndicate of sportlug gentlemen who wish to test to the limit Gilbert's pedestrian quid ilicutious, and he must appear on thc morning of Juno 1,1900, to cluim it, or ho will have had bis walk around the world for nothing. The feat is to bo accomplished according to rogular rules luid down by tho syndicate. Somo latitude is a! lowed for sickness, as time thus lost is not counted in tho tally of his journey- iugs. M. Gilbert, who is 34 years old aud stands 0 foet 0 inches iu his shoes, has been connected with journalism for 12 years, three of which ho has spont ou his wonderful truvols. Ho generally truvelsaloug the railway lino which is harder walking thuu on the road, but prevents him from missing his way and thus losing timo aud adding to tho distanco he has to travol. Perhaps tho biggest part of his under takings has yot to be faced- tho jour noy through Siberia but of this lie Is not at all afraid. Whon ho strikes into tho enormous stretch of territory that comprises Rus slau Asia he will follow the line of tho new Siberian railroad. Without this railroad tho way would bo muoh more difficult and dangerous, but M. Gilbert will have the advantage of a comparu tivoly easy track for thousauds of mites of whut would otherwise bo tho worst purt of the long journey. His will bo the longest and most dau gorous wnlking tour on record, uud if sucoessf ul no one will contest his claim to huvo enrned evory cent of tho money. Diamond ritnlitK â¢" Snutlt Africa, Regarding any roportod discovery of tl now diamond mine, ono of Ibc lirst piostious askod is,-Is it u pipoY" because if so, thuro is every ronson lo bo assured of its pormauonoy. These pipes are roughly nlrculai or oliptlcal in -Section, und several hundred loot, perhaps ono thansuud Foot across. Contrary to tho once common belief, thoro is vory seldom a basin liko dopiosslou or other change ill the surface topography to indicate their existence. Tho grouud forming the lop ofthe "pips" is, for about tlie Ilrst HO yard's iu depth, usually of a light yellow color, duo lo thodooompositlouof th Ivimhcrlito" or diamoudlferous rock uud is culled "yellow ground." "Blue grouud," iu which lho K'unberly and De Boors mines huvo been working lot- years past, if tho hard, nnoxidi/ed and uuhydrated diamond bearing roek of the genoral lono or color indicated by its namo. It requiresdMHingnudblnst- lug, like any other hard roek, but the impression that diamonds are thereby crushed aud broken is erroneous. The fracture is more often duo to passage through tho fine rolls iu the washing operations rather ih-.iti tho blasting. Upon exposure to air this rock changes to a gray color, nnd disintegrates tind crumbles, especially after moistening with water. To tliis fortunate oharuoteristio is due lho existence of tho extensive "floors" at Kimberly containing millions of tons of bluo ground iu all degrees of wcatheriug. Tho floors aro divided up into spaces â 100 yards by 200 yards, and on these tho bluo ground is deposited for a depth of about teu inches, Tlio only treatment to which the flat "veldt" or prairie land is subjected previous to receiving the "Kimberlito," is to bo stripped of grass, bush and any loose stones.. Formerly it was rolled liard und smooth but this is uot now done. omenica. The trail from Ashcroft to Manson orook is In good condition uud food for horses plentiful. Many outfits aro oh the roud for Omeulua, uud should ox- poriouce no dilllculty iu rouchiug their destination. The Northwest Mounted Police, under Col. Moody, loft hore recently to cut a trail to Fort Graham and on to Teslin lake. This will help thoso wish iug to prospect au entirely unexplored country to tho north, and rioh discoveries will most fii'oly be made this yoar. Ezra Evans is workiug ou Mauson creok, and C. McKlnhon has just come in from Lost crook, whoro ho has boon working ou his claim with vory grutl fying results, somo goad sized nuggets having boon taken out. Col, Wright arrived recently with a largo pack outllt, ami has commenced hydraulicking operations, Cataliuo Iiav iug packed in ou mules fur this cum puny about 10,000 lbs. of pipe. J. Cavanaugh has arrived with six meu, and has startod to work Ids property. A. H, Owens, who cumo in this wook from Kumloops, has located some ground on Lost orook. C, F. Vonostn hns located a townsite at Germnuson Landing. A gonoral fooling of confidence prevails iu tho camp, and all newcomers congratulate themselves ou having ventured to thiti distant but vory promising field. F. W, Valleuu, our gold commission or, will bo kopt busy this your, but uoxt soason wiil see some wonderful developments in this district. Mining Record. Tommv'n I'liiiti-n...... Tommy was all exoilomont becauso lio visiting lecturer wus to tulto dinner ut lho house, bul. hud promised lo bo on his best, behavior during Iho moid, Tho determination to.bo polite was so strong upon him that ho folt it iucuin bout to show his good will. Where is Mrs, Lecturer?" Tommy askod explosively, in pursuance of bis conscientious promptings. This was the most embarrassing quostion ho could have propounded, fortho guest and his wife bud separated* Ho pre tended not to hear, while tbo host kicked Tommy on tbe shins. .Ho realized thut ho hud blundered, nnd felt that he must muke amends. "I hope she's not sick," persisted tiie urchin. "Wo did not. agree, und we thought it best to livo apart," said tho visitor, with u view to ending tho unpleasantness. "Don't agree?" exclaimed Tommy excitedly. "Thunder! Why didn't you light it out liko paw and maw does?" This opened tho way for a .hearty laugh, and the atmosphere wus cleared. - -Dotroit Free Press. Oppenheimer Bros. WHOLESALE GROCERS Vancouver, : : : B. C. PITHER & LEISER. Importers and Wholesale Dealers in WINES LIQUORS AND CIGARS VICTORIA, II. I. vJO-Eilsr MORAE HOTEL & GENERAL STORE. QXJES_ISr_BLI_i_B POR^« lei. A full assortment of Drygoods, Boots and Shoes, LtqttoH and Cigar, Hardware, Miners Supplies. Hay, Grain and Stabling Inces right. THOS. K. MclNNES. VICTORIA, l.v llio G United Kingdom of li lnnd, QvTEg_-i Defendu ace uf God, of lho _at It-it-iin nnd Ire- nl tlie Faith, etc. rvptani-e of ollir.-ut ilie Hotior-ili.e Ch.irles A. .-â â fir.lin.a Mri'iSicr (or tlie West i.iding of .'all- l-lcruira! Di. irirt, va: romimmil you tli.it. noik-t of llu. limo and place of election being tiiil-,- s-hvn, vim iln caii. e i-li-cliiiii to be aiade .ii-i .'iiiin;; In law oi" mi. M-._il-.-_ to serve in ihe l..-J_i-l..h.1- A--..I.I.1-.-ni ISniir-li Columbia for the Weal Ridlnn m' Yah- Klem.-ra! Di.-uki. and that vmi do c-.-.M-v tlie iiomi.ialii.il of candidate.* at sucli elect ion to be liekl ou llio , dav of . next, nnd do cause the name ' of Midi Membei, when so elected, whether he [ be present or absent, lo be cerlillcd to onr Tlre II.-. opc-Uiou tire Kimb"^"^,.-',^ lion -ii made. di_*tttu:tlv and openly under our teal duly indorsed upon this our writ. undergoes is that of harrowing, the harrows beiug drawn back and forth betweon two traction engines, stationed everal hundred yards apart, thus avoiding tho packing that would take place if the blue ground woro traveled over by a steam harrow. Aftor a proper interval, tho next process is that of winnowing, or collecting tho lumps of bard bluo that will not disintegrate into heaps. Portable tracks ure laid down and tho lumps sent to tho crusher house. Second harrowing thon takes place, aud if no ruins have got in, thc deposited grouud is wot by hose, a complete system of wuter pipe being laid ovor tho "floors'1 for this purpose. After another interval) to allow of further weathering taking pluce, tho mineral is loaded iuto cars ou movable tracks, run to tho main buultigo aud sent to tho washing machines, any ro maining piece of hard "blue" boing stacked separately aud sent to tho crushing aud concentrating mill, Tho lloor is thon ready for a fresh deposit from the mines. ' The ontlro cycle of operations tako about a year for tho Do Boers blue grouud, sometimes less thau tbis whou raius are'mure frequent. Tho Kimberly blue ground disintegrates iu half thut time. The doors uro fenced about with barb wire fencing und aro continually undor guard, the uight watch being arranged by a system of woll arranged aro lights, Ou July 1st, lt-HV, there woro lying upon the depositing iloora of tlio Kimberly, De Boors, and lho nowly started Wossoltpn miuo au amount of 2,570,00-1 loads of diamond reck, equal to 2,001,855 tons. At a moderate estimate this tonnage contained ovor .1.1,000,000 worth of diamonds, aud it abo represents a vory largo amount of capital invested lu tho mining nud transportation of tho material.âL'ussler'a Magazine, Life is short, only four letters In it, Somo one had uoticod that, curiously tbreo-tiuurtors of it is a ''lio" and half of It an "If." lu testimony whereof, we have caused these our letters to lie made patent under the irrc.il seal of .i-.irsaid Province of Hilti-h l_iliimlii.i: Witness, the Honorable Thos, li. Mclnnes. at oiirtiovernnienl House, at Victoria, the lii._ dav of September, in tlie year of our Lord one thousand cit_.il huudred nnd nlnety-elght. Ily command. U. II.TYI..V11ITT-DRAKIC, IOW Registrar of the Supreme Court. [ f_ P T _ Akhchoft Lopok No. 25 I. U. U. I. I. O. (.'. T. Meets every Thursday evening in Oddfellows Hall 7:80 o'cl.i-k. Yisliin-- members cordially invited tonttend. J. IJ. BRYSON,Sec. KSTADLtSlIKD 1800. W. PELLEW-HARVEV, F.C.S. MINING ENGINEER AND ASSAYER, VANCOUVK1., - - - B, C, Agent for ~ VIVIAN & SONS. Swansea. Till-. I.U.H.TTS M KIWI. CO.. Wnlca. CASSI.I, ((OLD EXTRACTING Cf). LD. Glasgow. Alt kinds of ores bought. i Every ni-i>lianco for complete campling and mill tests. LAND NOTICE. Notice ts hereby given Hint I shall nt the ex | dial ion of sixty days make application to the chief commi-r-iouei nl lands ami works for permission lo purclia-e :v_o acre-, of land situ- â i:,-d on the JI-1--.-I- rive: near Alkali lal.c, in the district nf Ullooet. cnmnieiicim.' nt lhe souih- wesi post of mv pre-emption, thence smuh-lo chains. ea*.t Ho chcim. north -ll) eluiins. wesl 80 chains to poinl of comniencemeul. CHAS. A, LKK Alkali Luke, July lllll, 1803, 1317 Johnston & Gill, PKOPKIETORSâ- NORTH THOMPSON BRICK YARD.-^^*^ KAMLOOPS, B.C. __r__SO-JTS, _?Ij__.ST-SIK.B-=1S & CO-_TT-BA.OTOIiS. Bricks, Limo, C.merit, Hair and Laths (or sale la large or NORTH B.C.NAVIGAT10N COMPANY, Ltd SODA CREEK - - - QUESNELLE. Tbe steamer "Charlotte" will commence her regular trips on the opening of navigation on the upper Fraser river, making close connections with the B. C. Express company's stages carrying her Majesty's Royal Mails. Freight left at Soda Creek for the steamer will be stored free of charge, also freight by steamer for points beyond Quesnelle will lie forwarded free of charge for such forwarding. Fare each way 81.50. Freight per tou $10. QuEsuelle, B. C, " JAMES REID, February loth, 189S. Manager. EAGLE & PAXTON GENERAL MERCHANTS. Dealers in Groceries, Hardware, Drygoods, Boots and Shoes, Crockery, Drugs and Farm Produce. THE CHEAPEST CASH STORE IN THE CARIBOO DISTRICT. ONWARD RANCH, CARIBOO, B. C. BOVRIL, UNITED Manufacturers of tlie most compact and complete .-3.00 Will buyti iivnnlne Wnltliain :tem Wind Wnteh, Solid Nlcltle Sliver, Dual Proof Cum wnrintiled hvo years. TROKEY, i Jeweler, VANCOUVlSR, 83"" -l-imh'lng a spooiult.. Our objeot is to supply the maximum amount of nourishment in the minimum of bulk. Our lisl comprises: Dried Vegetables, Bovril, in tins, Johnston's Fluid Beef, in tins, Bovril Beef tablets, Ration Cartridges, Soup Nodules, Lime Juice Nodules, Compressed Beef, etc., etc. Descriptive lists sent on application. LIMITED BOVRIL, Food Specialists, Hospital Purveyors, Army & Navy Contractors Loudon, England, and Montreal, Cauada. SHINE ON THE WEARY. THE MAN. Milim on iho weary, bountiful Btnr, Light thu imlo watcher niournliiK nfnr, Steal dawn tho i.nthwiiy of yon llcccy cloud, (ileum o'or tlio Rplrlt whichehndowi-enshroud. Nearer, now iicnrcr. radiant oncl Whisper, Etar music, ol melody flown. Blend thou In sweetness thy lovo llylit nnd Hong, Float in Koft murmurs hor drenmtlde along. Bay 1 bit hero liy tlio green littlo mound, With tho holy light glinting tho dnilttic-S around, And tho sleeper sleeps on ns I croon lho old songâ Tho aweot lullaby that wo chanted bo long. Batho her fnir forehead, Id... her sad eyes, Hiir tho puro smile thnt grief overlies, Bnot-io hor to slumberfl, rosy and calm; Bid tho dream angel drop her n bnlin, âNew York Ledger. T THE LOOKING- GLASS. Tho evening of tho llth Pluvloso, yenr II of tho ropuWlo (Feh. 1, 1791), Milo. Xttnlnc tlo Lolgroaltas, who at this period of ilm terror wns culled simply "Cltoycnno LoigrcnlloSj" retired enrly to her sleeping chnniher. In these troubled times sho lived nlono with an old nurso In a country houso Inherited from her mother nnd situated nt Elllons, near tho vlllngo of Ecotl- vlore, n Bhort leagtto from tho Helginn frontier. Aftor passing a largo part of hor childhood nnd youth iu this retired region sho hud ngnin takou rofugo there on tlm ooctt* sion ot tlio BoqiUMtratlon of tho imtrlmonl- nl lioti-1 whoro k)io was residing In Verdun with bar fathor, tlio Marquis tlo Lolgro- ullew, whdBQ properly was eondsi .ilcd as Hint ot an "oiulgro'1 when Uio nmrqtil-i WODt to Join Uto anny of Goudo, l-HInn* ami Eoouviors noblwltig vol ngltntod by lto i-evolultoiiary fever, Milo. do Lolgro* alien, hived and respeeled hy all the peas- ants in tlm neighborhood,'found liortotf them In almost nbsolllto safely. Thin ovoning all through tho supine hot old nurse, Hiislloiine, liml told hOfOXOlt* lag hiorleti in relation to visions mid rovo- initims on Ottmlloiniis ulghb, Bho lind uvou in-rtiiit'ii her young mtstrosa timl byylno* liiK u nilrmr muli-i- the holster mid pro* nounotiig oortnln words ono could ma thai nlt>lu "during olio's sleep" tho limn whom â mo was lo lovo nud nfterwaril to marry. Nmilne, who was slightly Bnuorstltlous, longOll to teM the tl'lllll of tilts legend. lt w ns for till*, reason I lint, sho Went toiler own room Immediately nftor bihukit. Oneo nlono mid half undressed she tooh a looliing glass Inherhuud and, boforo hiding It under tho pillow, hnlf amusod and hnlf ondnloUS, SnO dOOldod to repent tlm wiornmontnl words whieh Dastlouno had taught her: Mirror, uii.lfo mo sco whilo Bteeplng Hlm who is to 1)0 my lover. Then sho slipped tho mirror under tho bolster, went to hed and soon fell asleep. Well, almost Immediately tho charm took effect. In the midst of hor ilrst sloop sho Baw in hor dream a long perspective of mirrors, in which thero moved as Inn fog a multitude of eccentric heads. Gradually tho fog lightened, tho figures defined themselves, then blended into a single np- pnrltion, very distant, in tho recesses of n church chancel. Tho apparition slowly approached, nml thon Nanino distinguished an old man with hoary head and wriii; kted cheeks, in French costume, who advanced toward her nml held out his hand to her. Tho idea that sho was destined to marry this old nobleman of at least (50 so shocked her that sho awakened suddenly. Sho hnd great difficulty in going to sleep again and rose tho noxt morning still agitated by her dream. s sho completed her toilet Bastlenno Tvlcr-ed her room and said in handing a _ letter to her: "Mademoiselle, a gentleman has just arrived, who asked mo to deliver this note to you and wishes to speak with yon." Nanino glanced nt tho superscription of the note, which sho hurriedly unsealed ns «ho-recognized tho handwriting of her father. Tho Marquis do Lelgreallcs wroto as follows: Mv Dr.xn NAMNE-This note will bo transmitted to you by ono of our countrymen, Count Frehaut, who has been charged by tho Priuco du Condi, with a confidential mission in Lorraine, llccctvo tlio count with all hospitality mid conceal him until ha shall find means to arrive nt his destination. Ho will inform you of our n-Tnlrsnud gtvo you intelligence, of your father, who embraces you ten* [ tlorly. Francois d> Leiorballes. Luxembourg, Jnn. DO. With n beating heart Nnnluo hastened I to descend to tho drawing room, whoro tho traveler hnd been received. Sho saw n [ gentleman who appeared to havo passed his fiftieth year muflled In a long brown great coat nnd vnguoly resembling tho old â man of hor dream. Notwithstanding his apparent ago, his drawn features, his creased eyelids, tho count hod n lively eye, and his lino brown eyebrows contrasted with tho gray hair which ho woro very long and tied nt tho back of his nook with a black ribbon, i After ceremonious greetings and brief - tidings respecting tho situation and health of tho Marquis do Lolgrcallcs M. do Fro- .hunt admitted to his hostess that ho was 'broken down with fatigue, having mado the last part of his journey nt night on foot, and asked permission to tako tho rest of which ho whs in great need. Nanino gave orders that a room Bhould bo prepared for hlm. lio retired to lt ns booh ns It was ready nnd did not appear again during tho day, but toward ovening, Mile, do Lelgreulles having Inquired after him, ho notified tho young girl that ho was completely restored nudtlint ho would como down to supper. I Ho presented himself accordingly at about 7 o'clock freshly shaven nnd simply dressed In a coat of conrso brown cloth, with two rows of buttons, in gray, tight .fitting breeches nud scalloped hnlf boots. . l.espito his wrinkles, his gray hair nnd I itMit shoulders, ho hnd a very pleasing air, distinguished manners, oxqulsito courtesy and extraordinary vivacity for his ago. They wont Into tho dining room and snt down together at tablo beforo a good flro I of blazing wood. Tho menu, superintend- I ed hy Milo. do Loigreallcs, was substantial and delicate. Tho Moselle wines wero I of tho choicest quality. M. do Frohnut did honor to tho repast and showed himself a charming guest and brilliant talker. J, Ho had BprlghtllncBS nnd imagination, | nud rolatcd with muoh humor his ndven- I turos OS an "emigre." Was it tho effect I of tho protty sparkling wines, to which sho j wns not accustomed, or perhaps of her I youth and her protracted solitude that in- I cllned hor to susceptibility. When tho des- 1 sort camo, Nanino do Loigreallcs hadiio- I gun to find hor guest very fascinating for | a man who was approaching his sixties. Thoy took coffco In tho parlor, and, as I tho harpsichord stood open, £1. do Frohnut I inquired of Nnnlno If sho was musical. LUpon her aOlrmatlvo reply, ho admitted â tlmt ho had boon ln his dny quito a ploas- I .ng vocalist. Nanino proposod to ancom- 1 jinny him, ami without waiting to r* lurged ho sang tier an air from "Orphoo," "I Havo Lost My Kurydlce." Ills voice, luiieoninionly fresh nnd young, continued â tho impression already mndo upon Milo. Ido Lelgrool.es. Music, wo well know, I iris nmrvelottsly upon tho Bouses and tho |heart. When they quitted tho harpsichord, he conversation had takou quite natural* y a moro sentimental, a moro intimate, |tiii-it. While maintaining tlio reserve lm* soft upon him by his ngo, M. do Frohnut; il bocomo eager, almost admiring, His iivoi-snllnn hovered discreetly over (ho Ijtliomo of lovo. His bluo eyes had nil e-t- sion which became moro and morn binding, more mid moro penetrating. Ittlu.i.l.u retired nt 11 o'eloek, ho linger* iM.mn.iil of them-, -,-iiui i ntdiniL-tl ::.â .ir by this lot- a-teto v.itli n mail nit-iv I htui iloiiblo her agu. Sho pHBSt-d n m-ite.-s night, recnllltig with too muoh pleiisurn tho trilling luul- deuts of the uViuiiug, letting her t'lim-y watidor In ulngulnv ilreams Thon sho blushed nt, bur own folly. Her awnhi'iiing wi:s ..-iiiilly ngitatlng, but in n-vory aiffurunt Cushion. Townrd noon tho mayor of iCcotlvlars nri'lvcd nb ElllotiH by n private rond nud warned Nniiluo Hint showns suspected of oiltur- mining mi oinissary of Pitt and Coburg, Some bad fellows had seen M. do Frehaut enter her houso nnd hml liun-ieil to do- noiinco her to tho ruvoluttoiitu'y committee of Montmody. A domlolllnry visit wns Impondillg. Ho oamo io warn her as n friend. "Whut can bo dono.M exclaimed tbo terrified girl. "Yon must rill yourself ut lho eni-licst possiblo moment of this dangerous visitor," replied the worthy mun. "At tho foot of your park thero Is a pavilion hidden by tlio trees, llido this gentleman thereuntil night. When lt grows dark, my son will como for him nml will eon- duet him through lhe woods totho frontier. As soon as your man heiirs tho owlet's cry ho has only to stopover tho window ledgo of tho pavilion nml ho will find my boy at lhe foot of lho wall." This was Indeed tho only moans of Bnfo- ty. Nanino, trembling with fear, went to npprlso M, de FrolltUlt of tbo peril llmt menaced him. She mndo him breakfast hastily III his room ami herself conducted lillli totllO pavilion, where she reiiiiiliicd with him, shuddering nt llu. faintest noise, her ear oil tho nlert ami at. each movement rearing somo Btirpi'lso. Ho, on tho contrary, habituated toBlmllnr alarms, showed himself very philosophical nud regretted but ono thingâlo so suddenly leave bis ehm-mlllg hostess. Scolllg her great terror, ho oruh .ivoictl to renssuw her by hlsalleetlotiiilo limitUOrflâ«t Ilrst paternal, but. gradually inure and moro louder. Tho hours of thu aftornoon woro thus nwuy, with alternations of nnxluty and of melancholy interest. Despite bar font's, Xanlne wus Blirpitttcd ailll grieved to nolo llio rapid plismigu of Ibo hours At Oimillomufl ittglit comes wirly. Toward n o'eloek tlm little ooUgotial room of lho pnvlllon grow dark, "Alas," sighed M. do l-'rebaul, "tho momonl of mirnoimratlon apiironeliosl" Ho took Mnulno'rt hamlB, "Hefoi-o going away permit, me, Mill), dn [.olgrealles, to thank yon for your kluil recoptlon mid to assure yoti that l will prosorvoan iiiihrokon recolleoUon of It." While speaking ho drew her to him, Ulss.il her brow and then her eves. Nn- nliiohowlldored, hor heart contracting, folt herself dominated by a sudden impulse. Her bend swam, but it WIU a sweet mint* noss, n delicious bowlldormont. Suddenly she laid her lips upon tho ebeek of M. do Frohnut, who, trembling nml with quito youthful fervor, responded by pnsslonata caresses, For a moment they forgot everything In this transport of lovo. Then lho owlet's cry, resounding from the end of tho roud, recalled them to the present. "Itis the sigtinl," Btnmmcrcd Xnnine. "Adieu!"' He wished to infold herug.itn, but she withdrew herself firmly. "Uol" sho entreated. Uo Frehaut stepped lightly over tho Window lodgo and disappeared down tho gloomy path. Recovering herself and deeply agitated, deeply confused because of her weakness, Mile, de Lelgreallcs returned to her house. It was-time. Olllcers, armed with search Warrants* were arriving. They yot nothing for their pains, showed themselves on tho wholo sutlieiently obliging nnd went nwny nfter drinking large bumpers to tho henlth of the "eitoyenne." Nanino shut herself up in her room in order to avoid Ibe eyes of old Bastlonuo. It seemed to her thnt any one could rend .in her faco her remorse nud also her rogrots. Even while dreaming of tbo fugitive she blamed herself fortho unpnrdou- nble weakness whieh hnd thrown her iuto the arms of a mnu nlmostasold usher father. Tho following dny tho mayor came to reassure her as to tho fate of M, do Frohnut. "Ho crossed ihe frontier," ho told her, "without being disturbed, and my boy conducted him ns fnr as Yorton." "lie must havo boon faint with fatigue,' sighed Milo. do Loigreallcs. "Think ef Iti So long a Btrotoh on foot at Ills age." "At his ngo I" repeated tho peasant, wilh a burst of laughter. "All, he is not over BO! Ho Was smeared nml powdered so ns not to bo recognized. Hut oneo in Bel- glum ho threw away his wig, and our CImido found himself confronted by a handsome yojmg fallow I" 'â AbI" murmured Xnnine, growing dreamy and agitated again. At the sumo time her eyes moistened, nnd slio mused over tho brief moments of their love, which perhaps would Hover return. â¢ **â¢â¢â¢» When tho Count do Frehaut returned In 1SI5 with Louis XVIII, lio was really ripe and gray. The king in recompense renins services created hlm Inspector of forests in tlio Mersin region. M. de I"rebuilt Inquired for Milo. ilo l.e Ig real les. She had remained uiimnrrlcd nnd continued to livo at l.illons. lie called to seo her, found her still altraeiive, notwithstanding her â 15 years, and lhe following year Ihey wero man-led. It was thus that her vision of Gnndlc* inns night camo truo for Nnnlno,-âFrom tho French of Andro Thurlot For Short Btorlofl. Her Little »e»r. MaidâMom, tho baby has gone off, and nobody lias seen him for an hour, and, mom, he left ihe goto wido opon al'ler him. MistressâOrnoTottsI Left the gate open? Then I'lilo has probably run away, and just as like as not I shall never see tho dear thing ngnin,âBoston Transcript. Uis World. ClaraâMost wonderful fonts Goorgo can tlo I CornâWlmt do yon moan? 'Why. ho snid I wns nil tbo world to him, au I he often puis his arm about tho mirth "- Vonkers Statesman. Tho mnn who speaks A kindly word to soot ho on aching heart Or light Boino tour dimmed eye, To bi'i'-ik or turn tho point of -sorrow's dart Aimed nt n weary wanderer passing byâ Tho mnu who lends A helping hand to raise whom cares how down, Hee.dle. 3 of friend or foe, To boldly aid, though worldlings scoff or frown | The bund that st rlk«s at tyranny a blowâ Tho man who loves All nature's gifts, iDighticat or moat minutoâ Tho bird, tho brute, the flower, The tempest blast, tho air that tunes tho lute, Tho i-nys thnt brighten and tho clouds that owerâ - Ilo who thus speaks, thus lends a hand, thus loves, Confiding in the genius ot tho Giver ('.'Unknowable," maybe), Glides to his rest, his record safe forever In tho great archive., of oternlty. âToronto Globe. SirWIIllnm Harcottrt enlivened tho do- bate on tho lliuuico bill one ulght by quoting lho saying of Byduoy Smith thnt tho greatest fools In lho world aro lho threo per cenls, nnd why ihey rise and why they fall, for reasons which ho sensible man can utldorstnnd Is one of the marvels of modern civilization, 1'itt's great opponent, Fox, is credited wiih a similar rumark, Ilo never quite underslond, ho said on ono occasion, what the funds were All ho knew about them wns that ihey were something which went up Mill down Hi lho olty, and ho was always glnd whon Ihey went down, becauso II. inuioycd Mr, Pitt so much,âWestminster Gli-totte, Aii Km bar rns-.it it U-umuiri, We see lliero Isa song by Haifa called "Tho first Kiss." Ih thoro nob somo do* fji-eoof danger In nuoh ll title? For Instance, what, would n shopman think and hov; would ho l-ehuvu if a protty young lliily went up to btm and smilingly said: "If you please, sir, 1 want you lo give 1.10 -TllO First Kiss?' "âLoudon Tit-Hits. Lion tamers ns a rulo prefer Huns to lionesses aud dislike a troop of both sexes mixed. In such oases t ho danger of entering lho den Is (-undriiplod, and mischief hi pvotty sum to result sooner ov later. HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, QUESNELLE CARIBOO, MOUTH, B.O. FLOGGING FOR MURDER. riiulilin-ent by tho Knout aa Xt II Administered at Sakhalin, Flogging by tho knout hns boon prohibited In glbsrln. It Ib nllowed only on this Island of Sakhalin, and for murder. No Russian civilian is nllowed to witness nn execution of that sort; certainly no traveler. Although tho governor and I worn so Intimate, I noticed fortho first tlmo one day n littlo constraint ln htm. I mot the doctor nnd snid, "You do not look vory well," "Well," ho snid. "I am very unhappy. Thero Is n case, which hns como luto eourt for Hogging for murder, nnd I don't lllto it." It was not n thing thnt I would like to seo, but I thought that somebody who was competent should know what this flogging by tlm knout was, nntl however painful it might bo to myself, I hnd better hm it for tbo purpOHO of truth. I BftW very well thnt t he governor wns Keeping something from â¢ ni*. Hero conies tbo ndvautugii of being a doctor, Tho prison doctor wont to tho governor and said that tho prisoner's enso was so critical that hn could not tako tho rc-.|.oiislhlllty of deciding whether lm was lilted for thu punishment nt tho oxnmlnu- tlou which must tulio plnco four hours before, and ho nsked that I might como ln consultation with him. Tho govoruor could not refuse, nml I did lt. I after- wnnl went and snw tho flogging. It took place lu tho great yard of tho prison in tho presence of tho governor, tho surgeon and myself. Tho criminal was fltretohod out on a tabto In tho middle of tho yard, nnd behind hlm stood tho executioner. To thu right of tho tablo uud at a good distance was tho man who kopt the tally, and counted aloud each blow as it fellâono, two, three, and so on to tho ond. I hnvo never scon anything which was so painful lo witness. Tho knout has a largo, thick handle, tho strands of thowhlp aro divided Into threo by knots, and with n luird end, nnd the scourge descends Ukoa bird of prey nnd picks out tho piece. Tho ouly pleasant thing about lt Ib the end. As soon as it was ovor and tho man was not dead ho was taken to tho hospital,, nnd tho doctor, who was ono of the best of men, enred for him just ns much as If he had boon n sick womnn ln New York.â Bulletin of tho American Geographical Society. ] A R1FFIAN HORSEMAN. DIRECT IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS, DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, Hardware, Boots and Shoes, Miners' Supplies. Bed-Rock Prices. Goods Guaranteed, C_XTAI-IT-5r. MACKAY SADDLERY AND HARNESS CO. MANUfACTUItBUB AMI IHPOltTUUS OK Saddles, Harness, Bridles, Trunks, Whips, Spurs, and Harness Trimmings. REPAIRING DONE WITH NEATNESS â¢ AND DESPATCH All ordes liy mail promptly attended to and satisfaction guaranleed ASHCROFT. B.C. V. B. Mackinnon, M.E. J. Benson. M.A, MININCENCINEERS.MINEU10CISTS&ASSAYERS Mackinnon Block, Vancouver, and Llllooet. (l*t class certificates School of Mines, Camborne, England.) SampleBS assayed and mining properties re- ported on. NOTICE. A SITTING OF THE COUNTY COURT -icniboo »â¢ be held nl Anhcroft Stait--,B.Câ on Monday! the 1-th d.y of September. A.D.. J80B, at the hour of 11a. nr. BV*_-_.H WM. BURR, Deputy Registrar C. C. of Cariboo. ABhcroft Station, B.C.* Augusta. 1898. UtO The Feat of Threading » Needle on Hofm- bt-.k Whilo Golns at * Gallop. "Tho greatest feat of horsemanship I ovor snw performed wna by a Blfflan ir- regtUar cavalryman," said Onptoin J. E. Hnthbono of Los Angeles. "I hnvo seen Cossacks snatch a baby from Its mother's nnns nt full gallop, toss It Into tho air, catch ltnnd repeat tho performance I oneo snw nn Indian rider In thu far west spring frum his pony's baro back whtlo tho animal was moving nt full gallop, pick up an arrow nnd remount Instantly In a standing pnst un I hnvo socn othor performances nil over tbo world, but for a neat, clever, clean cut feat this Blffian exceeded them all, I think. "Soveral of us had beon at Gibraltar nnd found ourselves at the town of MUllo, on tho Itifflnn coast. Wo woro entertained by the Spanish commander, who did tho honors linoly. Ouo morning wo rode outside the town nnd reached a level stretch of snnd, whoro thoro wero a number of Ii ifii.-ii horsemen. They wero fins looking fellows, with gleaming faces of bronze, whito teeth nnd attlrod in snow whito burnouses. They wero mounted on small nnimnls, slight, but quick and wiry, of tho t horn ugh b rod Arab barb typo. "Wo woro amusod somo time by their charges nnd â â¢volutions. They would throw tholr swords and matchlocks ln the nir, catohlng thom by tho hilts and stocks infallibly. Finally it waa announced that something of unusual Interest wonld be accompli .hed. Ono of tho meu produced u noodlo and a piece of thread, possibly 3 or :t feet In length. They wero both handed around for inspection. I suppose tha tieedlo was a cambric one, and tho thread 60 or 00 Una When wo had duly inspected both, ono of thu mon signified ho would thread tho needle. Ho galloped his horsa down tho snnd nbout 400 yards or so. Ha finally wheeled his horso and remained stationary, facing us. Tho one who held tho needlo and thread waved than In his hand nnd rodo toward tho other. When ha hnd covered about two-thirds of tho distance, ho halted and waved his hand to tbo further ono. Immediately tho latter spurred his horso into n gallop and cams toward us nt full speed. As he pasned the other ho took tho needlo and thread from bis companion, bont over for n moment and pulled up when ho reached our pnrty, holding tho threaded needlo triumphantly over his bond,"âExchange, V. I.- ROBRRTSON. I'. M. l.OHI-.in ROBERTSON BROS. BROEEBE OfficesâMacKinnon Bldg., VANCOUVER, B.C. THE IMPERIAL I1EWI SODA '*OTr_--.T---'--_ WOHKS CO. Lager Beer nnd Porter The Bost Qunlity only Brewed, i'rom choice Malt and Hops' k: A.aytx.ooE'S, b. a. SODA WAXES? WORKS. In connection willi our /..ru-. .â â / â â â¢: /«iDd " citeo for the mnu it In. I ii re of Hatta Witt.r, 11 i Mineral Water of nit 1,-imln. All ortlcru from cilijaiitl count ru will ret- litilronaiir solicit til. Siiecin. attention lo nil .. our prtcsa villi make it an object to iiirn us iimti Occident! qUKSiNKU.]*- 11 U. Now iniuiiigomeiit. Uotoi hoiidquurlcrs for Ii. X. Binges. Me fur mining mun, woll furmslic.l rooms. Tabic Buppluid with ovo Hi'iisnii. Most aoinploln inn* in Cnriboo, ythl StttbloB iu ooiinuptlun, Ht P, HOITEM-AMF A A. JOHNSON, ijutt'-.ity. L'llip.lH.il-s. SIDNEY WILLIAMS, PJ..S..P.A.S.IâLon(l Lnnil Surveyor, Civil Ensluuor and DrauK-iUm-in, QUESNELLE MOUTH, II. C. EnglHC-rbic sml "Survey work. Reports on mining properties. Maps und Plnus prepared of auy portion of Caiihoo district. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL R'Y is lhe Ircsl line lo imd from -liiciiKO, Mrl- wmik-- and all poiul- Easl. Willi ils 0,155 miles ol tllorougbly equipped .nail readies all principal business ceqtcrs iu Northern minis', Wlsonsln, low-, Minnesota, Sautn Dakota, North Dek-ta and Mr Michigan KAMLOOPS, B. C iTFJ _' 1 £-1-330 Good Stabling* in conneetior.. RUSSELL & HEROD, » - P.oprietors. NOTICE. Sittinjia of the County Court of Cariboo will beholden as follows: KinhHui.i Monday, 3rd October, latis 8iSÂ«&:::.':::#^S!!83Ss;-lS.S S-_ria Crpek . Tuesdny, 1 »h October, mun Court opens-ach day at 10 o'clock In the forenoon. By°rd?irAMESMcKEK Time tubli'B, mnps nmi information re- sardlon mules, rales and oilier tlotnlls relating to lbe mud will 1)« furnished on application to uny coupon ticket agent, or by addressing C.J.Kduy General Ayenl, Porilaod, Ore. Recistrar County Court of C.irlljOg Harkerville, B.C., 29t-l July.'»Â»" "' 1U10 TABLE. Showing the Dates and Places of Courts of Assize, Nisi Prills, Oyer ond Tern, iner, and General Gaol Delivery for the Year 1808. FALL ASSIZES. Clinton Th-nday. aand September. Kicliliekl Monday, 38th September. Kamloops Mouday, 8rd October. Lytt0- Friday, llth October. Vernon ...... .........Monday- lot|r October. New Westminster.... Tuesday. 1st November. Vancouver Monday, 14th November. Victoria Tiies-day. 15th November. Nanaimo Tuesd'ay. aand November. BORED BY A CLAY PELLET. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a Blttlna of tht- county court of Cariboo will be held at Clinton, on Thursday, 21th Oct.. 1808. at ten o'clock in the forenoon. By ^d|rOUES Registrar of the County Court of Cariboo at Clinton. 13tl4 THE ONLY LINE Sunnlnp Electric Lidded «od Sloan Herded Veetibuled Trains. R___T___!_______C__R_H |y^2_-_-_-u___L___2 SOO-PACIFIC LINE. The Best and Cheaoest ROUTE TO Ut BBTBU mm, TOURIST OAH -SERVICE. Toiirtstcnrs run dally except Tuesdays to Montreal and eastern Canada. The Dinlnc Car service r.loriB the line cf the C.P.R. U unequalled anywhere. No, 1. westhound due at Aslicrolt at 2.12 a.ni. No. a, ear-bound, m_rap.ni. OABPKTS, $. Oil, ( LOTII- otc, etc. Cheapest house on eartli, write for prices M. P. CORDOf., - SCA^LOOPS, B.C W -__a **_#! Vancouver, Kamloops. Agricultural Implements of nil kinds litrRCSt stdclt In till' iiroviii-O '.iiul lips! ttssormentt American Bain wagons also Canadian Bain suitable lur frclj-lilluK und ninn imrposes. Buggies Carts, Spring Wagons. all nl prices Insult tlie limp.*. Orders filled oroinutlv. Armstrong MANlir Steel wd |ron fUl W UANUPAOTUREHS QV â¢â â ._â â â v^,, .,,.,, muKuiii i in.- in:**.: nun nuist s y- f^ y-a s" A 1" (- vloeublo MiiiiuR Oro Curs (inciad I UJL I / U V. "sqoou" oars) Cor stilo In the mark) I P /- _ 1 Those Utn-H ui-o all fitted with C. J LV LJ J I IIVU Steel Wheels und are made I'iii'iii-i.ni i-i-/-*-;. U'l-ih' I'm nartinnln OtBoe uud works-Foot of Huntley ave. I?,0. Box 51, Vancouver, li.C-.. KOOTENAY SERVICE. (iolng east and south. Head down jpCWHERY. Wo are malting tho bost. uuii most i â â --â - :liniin_r inrket. Tost k. r^.r aiiBtit/ II It,l'l IS iiu-i â¢â¢â¢*'- ""*"v ... ,____«__- iliil'LU-eiitsi/cs. Wi'ita for partloolars. A Hole Quickly Made Ia m Sheet of Iron rd Inch Thick. A curious illustration of tbo power of light matter to perforate harder st-bstaucca -wlion driven nt a high velocity is mon* t tuned mi having tukeu placo in tho Koyul arsenal nt Woolwich, Bngland- lnteily. In tho oourao of experlinonta ou firing gns in mines, conducted by Captain Cooiior Key, lt. A., under tho homo ofllco, i. special gun Is employed to do duty for a bo ro holo with a charge of high explosive, -and pressed cylinders nf gray dry olay, 3 inches long und 1 7-H lnclu.3 ln diamotor,. nro used to ropresout tamping. Theso shot*, aro made to net In various mixtures of air, coal dust, gns, etc., nnd to stop tbo courso of plug, oto. Eventually a cast iron target plutc nn Inch thi.sk was placed 25 feot lu front nt un anglei of 45 dt-grcua, In order to break up ovorythlng iuto dust and throw lt upward, Aftor threo or four shots With this nr- rnugoinont tho clay plug, weighing li ounces, perforated tho Inch Iron plate, nud tho holo thus mado has steadily extended since. Tho familiar tn?.low candle passing through a door must hide Its hi-nd beforo a T,_ ottncoplug of clay perforating nu Iron plato nn Inch thick at nn angle of .5 degrees. Doubtless tho volooity must ho tremendous, It Is pointed out that the Volooity for a hard cylinder of this weight and Blzo to cut through ono inch ot wrought Iron at 45 degrees would bo oyer 1,800 font seconds. With cast iron and clay nnd tho throo or four repeated blows everything is so greatly altered that there Is little moro to bo said than that tho effect is i-einarkablu and unexpected.âLondon Kuglnoor. Tho various oountvloa of tho world now ttsu l.i,.no dii'iv.-'iit. kinds of postaga BUuupB. i898Provincial Exhibition i8.8 UNDER DIRECTION OK THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY of Iiritish Columbia, OCTOBER 5th to 13th, (Inclusive) AT NEW WESTMINSTER, IS CONJUNCTION WITH THE .. emails' cmhd yum, ceubrhion .. SI8.000--IM PRIZES-SI8,000 The premium list Is tbe largest ever offered west of Toronto. Fjii-SpeclicBli- Bombird-nent of Sintiago de Cuba. and Blowing Up of tbe "Milne." followed by an Up-to-date KIrewqrkB Dlanluyi which bus heen specially secured for FOUR N1QHT8 at nn enormous expense. .U-croate and Baseball Matches, Bicycle Meet, Horse Races, t .quatio, Sailor, and Caledonian Sports, Promenade Concerts. D OO SHOW--OPENTO THE WORLD Thu finest BaiidsTnTlie"Pnn'mi:c will pro- V Spec! af rates over nil Railway nnd Steamboat Going north and west Read up. as Jtebp, â¢ Sso rrrrlve NELSON leave WM ISMâ' THREE FOkKS »â -_« IU """W_&DOcN.Tvtavc .v.,1,;; Empress Royal Mail Line Empress of India, Em ureas of Japan, Empres. of China, Ji-nr Taoan .od Ol>Mz, SBptembor Wth..dSotoberV and -very four weeks thereafter. Canadian-Australian M Line. Miowera, "Warrimoo and Aorangi, For Honolulu. Fiji. Australia. Sop- tembef'V-nd,Ootob-rMthi and every four week.' thereafter. For full Information as to rates time 4c, apply '« H" >"<â¢'«' "ck" °g'""° A L. OLI-MBNTS, or to " Agent. Aslicrolt. E. .1. C0Yi.1t. District PittHWlfci' i-.eor.r. VHuCiuvnl. ll- .'â¢ Hotel QUESNELLE, B.C The only First-olass Board mnl Lodging in Qiiemielli Stulrlt! in conneotion. Every ittteiition to guest*. _rn-ntrance fee chnrirerl for Exlilljlts. I",â¢lirin ll-*--,, entry fnrâ *â¢"' "â¢" rm. â ....,..â --nd Inll Infiinrm. tl 3-1 on nppllcntUrn to M ATOR OVENS, W. H. EDMONDS, DUIinun Cel, Com. Scc.Ccl. Corn f.,J.TTKAPP, A. MALINS, Vni R.A. * I.Soc. Sec. R.A. & I. So.' â V. II. KEAR V, Exhibition Commissioner, J, A. MclSAAC, Prop- GISCOMB V We are now p veparo-1 to transport, freight n ';''l,BH (l,f' ootnb Portage at r easonable rates. Parties goin g '""'-" should not fail to niak e preparations for this portagt '< DALE & H.ANF1E T.D, I Giscon-b Portage- *-'1' 1 ff . p i ij 1 i "s $ ~ 1 °. I _ 1 1 1 _ 1 : I s i I il te I 1 111 § I #â¢ Distances from Ashcroft to Cm hr Cteek C. MvDunnlcI' lt;it CrCL'lt . iiO.MIIe Minis aa.Mlle lltriM t'linto:i .... 50-Mile lUina Kl-Mltu llini- 70-MUu l.loui 88-Mlli; Houi 87-Mlli: Uoti- lOO-.Mllcllou 100.Mile M01; I OS.Mile Hm III*Mile ll"i II..-M.I.-H"' 117. Mill- I Imi U.2.M-.0 Hm lliT-Mile lltn 1.1J.MII-.II01 â M.l.- Uo 1 ; I. Mi. SO. Ill Moihiti Alicia'1 Hull;.,,!. Oll.8f" Colto IJenveri-iiss., Slanl.v Htirkurvlllc ,-... Hli: LnkC HcnverLnku* (lin-iu-lle Forks' Hci-ry'st l-'in:ivV Cnlo'st Cliirk'pt Koithlc: I III i i i I 5 IT. O' 1 1 â1 PJ I e. 1 P to 1 '< liii I 11 1 1 ill ~ I w a- IDI II THE MINING JOUI THE B. C. MINING JOURNAL. SATURDAY, â¢.EHI3EH IU, 181)8. LOCAL AND DISTRICT HEWS. lions L-Vliluj V. It. linllo; Mrs, Amln S KpOUtHllg I lltlHillCBS lillli â¢' ubouUhrci woe Mr. uiul Mra. Mrs. Knight lo wooks iiuiii|-iug * Joint Wyncss, llio B.X., wuin stugo' with nboul Hoi-bio Nesbitt hi Uorse, whioli lie mui lhe runes ut tlio Ah! !l Mimihiy To M. P. Stowart lett for Bridge River oh Monday. Misses Mui',v and Mlnu Wftlkor wore, lu town Friday. Uemombor tlio Lac bu Hacho races Oct, 17th aud 18th. â huiob MiiU-lui'l',0. tho 110 Milo House, was in town Friday. Uon Nteklin ptiat-ed through tho town LiUituiglit nn his way oust. 'I'liu Oliiuusu KroonuisuUH hold tlieir animal mooting this wook. Denis Murphy spent last Saturday nml Sunduy at Kumloopn. 1.. A. Frasor, udltor ol tho blllooot l?LOH|iuotoi-( spent last Sunday in Ash orol't. Mra, lioi'ltui-i, Mrs. (llassey and Mrs. i-'i'loo uiimo up trom Viutoriu Thursday ulght, Mrs, Brysou, of Now Westminster- is vialtlug with her sous.,). 13. aud Mel villa Bryson, 11. Gowon, of Quobct-, ro preset itiug Ottnadii! An Kucy eloped iu," puid us u visit on Thursday. Hull returned Sunday fiom Alecl.. Oarlboo, __ ___ __ Mr. and Firltous, or flludwin, woro j in town, last Saturdny. .John Shiolils returuod Suuduy uight j from a business trip to tho const. W. Audorsmi mimo up ou Titos* light from u week's vacation, I So-a-soio.-a.'tol© G-oocLst! it is runiorod tlmt (.uurge Hurley, of l.illooct, will slhiii open u stetim imiiv dry hi Mm. outui'prising littlo town, Clou. 11. Griml., traveler lor li, b\nAnderson ft Co,, left Tuosilay nu his bicycle for Lillooel. He roturnod Friday evening. In another column will bo found au j annouuceuient of the death of Thomas j bowtliiiiu, who will be leinuniljured by inuuy old timers. C. I-l. Millor, brother oi" li. G. Millor, arrived in Aslieroft from Bu- j gltuid on Suuduy night, He will proli ably make his residence hero. _Ostlin.gr â i&WÂ±T,<&t, H_ay __3_a.Ii_o.g* Ties. " fi'RESH STOCK, I'AUST MALT l-XTRAOT- I MONTSERRAT LIMB JUIOE. :0c. por bob oi';'. for 81. ] SMITH'S FtiY PADS-5o per puck-BO. IRON MLLS ror thoi-ANOLBPOOT PtiY PAP1SB- :w.. pov box or 11 for 81, | :i Bbcots for 10c. oxji-i___i-_^-C_e_.-KrT*s, :.o_-i-e;si_-t axxd Btatiouor. OIjEU BNTS' Blood S_3-*Tri POE <-.UJCT-- u (Tun. All : Iiih)5 Lillooet Stage Travel ir mul way pointsâMonday, Wednesday mid Friday. ..'nits in CaribooâMonday mid Friday, connecting willi stenmer Charlotte at Soda Creek. D. Nevin ygf *£ (i'1onuerly OiiDipbcll GENERAL'BLACK-^M-THi WORKERS and N I Blaut-smlthlug of till classes and woodwork, j giuos, Threshing uiul Mowiug Muchinc i-'armhig Machinery ropairod, Wugoi Li'lUiout directâMonday and Friday. through uud rotuvn tickets tit reduced rates. Special conveyances furuisbod. WC.QE.- AUJ.8N! norsoshoeinp:; . Binders, Blow i and Binaries In iialty. E nil-kinds _-_-". iritisl. Columbia Express Company HEAD OFFICE, ASHCROFT, B.C. Last Monduy us Lubov Duy, here, only the â It wu -.houi * guard Tuesd id gouorttlly y of labor elosod, The Dougherty re-si. other sido of the i'i' freshened in uppoartiuct cutiou ol! a coat of puint appll .-.slid and i tl. II. KVUIIH, o u pedigreed bull Win. Adams, ex oxhibit a stalliot fair, The many frio Ken will be pit 1ms BUCcesBfuliy of studies and is uow a lator. Ashoroft's annual I'ai tho 1th aud nth of Out list of proiniums bus uud the prospects an best show ovor givou h rill t W xhlbit fruit, and Cariboo will sliniu.st.L'1- uomploti Murritt Mo .â urn that, ho ii his course â duiuod mlii- ill boheldon i'. A large su prepared .ud for Uie held The liamloops fill- i_ tbe '28th, iiUth and HUM) of this month. The prohibition plebiscite is to hi taken uu tlio 20th, which will litmus Bill-to closing thi' barrooms. Home miscreants huvo been amusing themselves at uusue liy tossing pubblos i.* ruuin windows on thereby di turbitig occupants. A iiuiel wodding rusidoncuof Mi-. Th. ton on Saturday, Ai Miss Annie MolnilC! of A. D. Mclnnes, o luarriud to Mr. V, ! .illy hourH of luto ito the open bed- Kalhvuy avenue, the rest ol' tho All'N eiloii, me ut tht â hell, Uliu th. When daughter udria, was l' Portland. Mr. Oleson, of the Austriiliuu rauch, Cariboo, roturuod homo this wook having spent a few mouths at the coast. li. I-l. Campbell, druggist, of Victoria, who every year takes a sbootlug trip iu the vicinity of the 70. wont up on Fridays slago. What's tlio matter witb having a good dunce so us to let the youug peoplo got in pructice for the comiug ball to bo held next l'uir timo? W- B. liuiley A Co. contemplate tho erection of a new building, to coutaiu stores, on the lot between thoir present premises and the Ashcroft Hotel. W. Li, liriu'in. formerly with l' W. Foster, of this city, but now of Vaucouver, stopped off bore for a fow hours Tuesday night ou his way up tho roud. A uotice iu anotlior column announces tlio dissolution of the partnership existing bcLween Henry Trim and Arthur Haddock, as Hvery keepers, Mr, Trim retiring. stable One of tho mauagcrs of Lcmen's show stated thut tlio dully expense of the circus, wages, tmusportation, uud ull. is 81,100. They took in 81,500 at Kumloops uud about 81,000 hoi c. â igliU- Tl. Twenty keo buor Weiiuesdi Manila uud nodi Philippines will in "ginning up'1 can bevel age. I Ih i.chlii/.' Milwuii- igh .V.licrotl last r is consigned to he natives of tiio â . become expert ;iul great Ameri- , politlou is bein praying that al. Lie parliament a bill may I ing it a cvimltuil oll'uus popular air, "Mark's M used at present i time for pedestri Mrs. iSui with her Lw ver a few di tholr homo The Senato; his family fi ber, and w widely circulated next session of iud timk- listlo Llmt hcroft to mnrl. .1. U. Quiuu, u partner of U. A. Stod- durt at tho 108 Milo Houso, wus seriously injured u fow days ago, but tho nature or extent or his injuries could not be uscortuluod. Dr. Sausou, of Clinton is in attendance. A party of Viotoriu young ladles, consisting of the Misses Biivlo, Miss Dunsmuir, Miss Todd and Miss Vernon, iiassed through Ashcroft Thursday night on thoir way to Montreal to attond Trafalgar lustituto. Work ou Lightning crook Is progressing well. Tho drain tunnel is uow in .sr>0 feet aud secured by Umbers uud there isabout 00 feot of opou cut ready for timbers, The managers hopo to make a good showing this mouth. Tlie largest apples overseen iu Kamloops aro now on exhibition at tho Do ininiou Hotel. Thoy aro of tbe Alexandria variety, uud wero seut up fram Ashcroft. Thoy mousuro about 10 lu ches lu oiroumfereuoe,âStuudard. in Melvilii streoti â j fo Boforo Judge W. Norman ing as Local Judge of Llv court, New We-slui'iimler. on Si lust, Hon. .loliu Angus McColl Hole, act- .-'.up re me Saturday lately ono of the Suprei of B.C.. was sworn tice and local judge < uiinuity. as succoasoi Theodora Davie. ( hi -.oiii-l. f tin pu ,1. K. HmiLl "today, imi i- where he wiil lul Mr. Smith is one most popular, in vincial touchers, over the provinco years lie luu* boi Inhabitant!- gtem nre frnni umongsl judges Inof ,.us- u-tof Ad* oftho bile Hon. f .Justice. through ihr city ind has l*'oi- tin ist known, 0] nf pn. I'lends ul) lust three .i.n whose us depart. AN U,.WILLING RECRUIT THf* Doimrtiini ..r t. Voiuiff Slcltinn Wlm Und Itiitiii DriifUiil lut.1 Hm Artny. Moro Miaa oho Ainorloun fumlly of lo* day can ronioiuhor tho tlmo when in the si'iir-un of lhe country's need the young got) of the houso went tn the war, hut prohuhly nut one American family eau quite enter lulu tin. spirit nf the fiCllllO lie- eiTllii.il bv Mr. Wlllhun Aguuw Vaton iu lilB'-PtcttireaqimSioIly." Near I.a Chliwu (lol Onruilno Mi*. I'ulon tr-iw a vuiing recruit, newly -tnil'led, taking leavii ..f his ftunily. tie wns vi).y young, luu'iUynl an ago to lit htui I'm* military Horvleo. This muy pevlitvps serve as an excuse I'.u* tho .net tlmt, In spl f his new uniform, lie Rtooil In lhe mldilluof tlm road crying like a baby us lm poured liis tulei.r won Into tho ears of hl*t younger Itrotliei'-iiinfl sistet-*i mill iwiswibly Ills cmi.- inn also, for soitm 10 or 13 children were (-fiinipi-il round hlm, stdiulliig or kneeling upuu Iho pavement, nil of them weeping bitterly. Tli.' boy's mother, Iht eyes red mid her hair iltahovoloil, was ilultvorlng tn a dozon or muro of her frletidti a tirade against ibo Injustice of compelling ber hoytonoi'vo In the riiyni army. Opinion scorned unanimous, for ull guvn their uiiequlvoeal and voi'irei.ii;.. assent to her propositions and cnihplnlnta, Tho bine was full of women. There were few men, only thoso being thoro who were ton old to work. Tho vflmlows and doors ot tho houses woro occupied by other women, all gesticulating nnd all very ungry. When tlio sergeant, a good natural fellow, who had permitted his charge to halt on his way to the railway stnlion. mo- tiuncd the young recruit to come away, tho scene In the lane beggared description. Tbo children gave loud vaico lo thoir sorrow; tiio mother frantically kissed her buy's face, linnds iintl clothing, nnd ovon by throwing herself upon tho ground managed lo kiss his feet. Then, rising lo her knees, sho clinched both hands, and, lifting tliuin townra hl'HVOU, seemed to be culling down vengo- uiicb'on tlio sergeant und all sot In authority over hlm who had part or lot In tlio taking of her eon from her. When last seen, she was boing led Into her houso by her sympathizing frionds, whilo lho children, crying nnd nesticulat* lug, followed llio young recruit to tho cottier of tho street, whero thoy shrieked a last farewell to tho newly mndo soldior whotriulgud beslilo the sergeant weeping ftloud. A TITIAN IN MEXICO. Indiana « A special stngo oi th> an embankment noar ( last Monday. C. A. C'ti i'or Mimltuy Smith â > andMi*. Kichanlson, i-i Allan «V Co.. the same ouly occupants of the ueaiiello Forks â¢limn, u traveler .'n.. Vancouver, presuming G.U oily, were Lhe Uigo al.llu: time of the accldout. Mr, Carman luul ids ankle broken by tt heavy i mul. beiug i. Mr. ..Ictiurdson tpr-d iujuryby timely lulling ol thu brake . II. Grillln wiil take ilvortttruud n| uud thu drivel jiuupiuj'. Tie was thu cause Mr. Carman'-, The employees of Lemeu Bros.' circus entered a suit at Westminster ou Tuesday to recover tho wagesduo thom. As there appeared to be an attempt to defraud tho men of thoir hurd-ourued money the nuinagors wero compelled Lo pay up. (I. C. Saner, proprietor of tho Bank I ...change aud Victoria Bottling Works, was lined 850 mid costs, at Victoria, Wednesday, for using bottles bearing the trademark of tho Phoenix Browing Co. Tho magistrnto said tho uoxt oiftmso would bo punished by prison ment. Somo Indians reported to tbo police at Kevelstoke, last Tuosday, the lind* in« of a body about twelve miles south of l.evelstoko, in tho Columbia rivor. Tlio coroner was notified, uud tho body was brought to Kovelstoko, Woduesday, and was idoutidod as that of tho lato A. G. M. Spruggfl, a lawyer, of Kovol- sLoke, who disappeared mysteriously last i.u!_c. (iuy W. Walker, a, tailor of Stoveston, was a few weeks ago committed beforo Magistrate Piorson of Helling Hcpior without a license and was lined, with Ilie alternative of throo months' im* prisonmnnt, Wnlkor loft tbo town without paying tho linn but returned Lliero some days ago. Ho was then arrested and takon to tho Westminster jail to nerve his tonn, A new building is about to ho erected by Mr. W. Tiugloy ou thu lot udjoiuing the B.C.N, olllce. When completed the store, wiil bu occupied by N, de Keyset*, the jowelor, whoso present [.remises are too small to meet tho re rjul ronton Is of his growing trado. Mr. do Koyser hus ..ecured the services ul a Belgian jowelor, who will arrive shortly, and will beabio to Iill repair oidei-", wiih promptness. if i-. ltuliteil Cily Ronnie $50,000 for ii M ie.t«rlitegc. Hero is a story about u plcturo which hung', in the ruined church of 'i'zlnzunt- suiu, Mexico, ami which tliu Mexican Herald assorts is u genuine Titian, which, though tlio tivcrago traveler knows nothing about, has heen visited by artists from nil parts of tho globo, who havo mado tlio journey to Mexico solely for tho purposo of seeing this canvas, and they havo nil doctoral Unit tho picture was well worth tho lri|». .Tho famous pi..tn.u hangs In onu of tho old ruined churches, Tim pudro himself will puint out tliu way and stay with yoti while you aro there Thu entrance to tho auditorium of tho church is through n long, dark corridor Unit leads up to a grant door, barred and etiiiiiicd and padlocked* that seemed to carry you buck lo tho old feudal days ami make one think that the doors of somo old castle woi-o being opened to hlm. Tlio door opens into an Inner room in dark as night, the padro unfastens a gt.it cd window nnd ;*. Hood of polden sunlight comes from over ihn western bills bcyuud tho lake mid fulls full upon thu pictureâ such coloring, such composition, such fooling ns could only conic front tliu baud of a master. Tradition snys It was painted by Titian and presented toPhlllpuf Spain Ki nl cent men, uuthura ami tialnlcra agree with this version. An olTort has bcun inatlu lo buy thu |ialntii-g,-antl erPt),t)00 wns olTored by the bishop uf Mexico, but the fjiltbru!, devoted Indians i-efusod Tho pluturu Is an uniumhmoiit, 10 feet long l.y 7 feet high SurroundinK the dead Ohi'lst, wrapped in n wlmllng sbeot, Hliuids the Virgin', MiiKilnlciie, Ht .lohn and nine other llgtirM, all llfoHlze Thu picture'.! stale of. preset'vntlotl Is nmrvel ous, More than HOO years Imvo lapsed since lhe great nuiHter louched It, and yot one is il< baled into ilm belief that It wns pninied but yesterday, so fresh, pure and rich is Its color.âl-xelmngu, A Ouonr Fnd, The l'liihidelphla Uocord tolls uf a rich mini of Unit city who bas a quoor fad. llu neither glvus nnr nucepts uny money that has over previously been used as iognl tender Whether hu fears contamination In the oxclinngo or only likes to hamllo tliu bright new coins ami bills for tho ploasiire of tl. is not divulged. But, whatever tlio reason, tiio rule is absolute, lio curries with lillli a stock of undimiued coins of every dennuiiniitlnii up to half dollars, beyond that crisp hills totho amount hu considers necessary. That which lio buy he pays for wllb Lho exact change, and should ho hy chance be caught without mentis of Btioh precision the seller is civ titled tu tlio full amount given hlm in ex cess of bis hill. It In a winltlvo measure no doubt and very Ihtoresting] but to cleave to Ib fltrlutly one must needs Iiav obliging bankers or a lien nn tho mint. Young mou,dou'tswear, Thero is no occaslou for it outsido of a priuting oflico, whero It is useful when tbo paper is behind time. It also conies iu handy in the proof reading, aud is imlispens ablo whon tho ink works badly and the press bugius to buck. It has boon known to entirely romovc that tired feeliug ut uu cdtlur wlmn hu looks over tliu paper alter it Is printed. Outsido o£ u p-'iutitig ollice swearing is a foolish habit. I'!-;, â¢ J Tliitr wi'll known hmiao lin ns Irci'ii llioronglily I'oiiuvti'i Tiio Inn- la woll -to.i([.il wi nn- well kept: im.l jr ll.iiiixl nml I'lilnim 1 Invn iv.i|,..n,.,l ,\n;i '.mil '(ilU'il iiii. pinpi .1' il, Wi) illvilO 11 . loonl linsiinv ".l'l'"' â¢ lirU, I' iln- ALLISON WOODS. G E. JOHNSON. 'l'l,. ni-IIUiiij n All ill l llll- l'l <|l! .nil. Clarke & Si Booksellers, Stationers and"' Printers, "â¢â _g_____" :'S l.'nnl.i VA-m'COO"VBE, ;.C. r_;g WALL PAPER TYPaWEiTEJlS TOYS and FANCY GOODS EWG'II.F,.--*.- SVVV:. PIA.N0S and 0BGANS iWBAPPIHS PAr'i.3. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS .PAPER BAGS, TWINE, ete J*" Special attention in mail or.li.rs. ESNELLE TO ONDIKE. niiik-i-ijfiicci having hvunty-llvo yoiu-8 .-.poi'ionoo in â niMv. ininiiij;', limiting nud ti'uiling [iiu'tiOH going riiuiis From Qiiu-iiuilii Moutli in now pi-upavad willi riii1 *.ii|i|irn.*r tn outfit iill vln> nmy 1'iivni- Iiim with a NOTICE Notice is hereby uiv-iii that aMttine nf county court of Cariboo will lie hold ... Clinton, on Thursday, 27th Oct.," 1808, nt ten o'clock in the forenoon. Hv order K. SOUbb Kcgistrarof the County Court m" Ciinlnni;,! Clinton. 1-JtM THOS. 1.. MciNNKS. VICTDKIA. by the Orace of liod, of iln United Kingdom of tirent llritain and Ire lnnil, llCKi-fJ, Defender of the Kailli, ele. TdliieKetiirniUKOllicerofllte Wost Uiiliii; of Vale ISlectorailJiatriel: niEUKASii icy linn ImplWnud 'i We a.e S-iere f.o Stay Tho undersigned has bought tho business latoly owued by N. A. Mcpherson, und is giving good satisfaction to Ids patrons, Call and see our New Hlock i'f tiiim nier Suitings boforo ordering elsewhere. - - , Ttf Batisfuction guunmiced. 108. M1C0SH W the U-gif-lative V^inbly Y}i, tiiL .... , eeptaneo of olhcc of tbe Ilononibb-1- b-irles A. riL-iuliti.il -ilember for tbe West Wiillus of .'ak- lilt-clnral Ui.trift, wi- i-inuiiiiinil you that.; notleeofllie liuie and place of vb-tion ul-ihh duly plven, you do cau-t; L-lectuiH io in- ttiaiti- ai*_(irdinirtoluwof one Member to serve in' i llic l-tr-instatlvi- Asscnibly of Hrlti-*b Cii-uu-.i'-i ; fortli'Avusi Kltlliu-of Vale Electoral District, |.. nnd Hurt you tlo cause tht. iiomlnaiion ul ...m* UldtileB al sucli election to be held on the day nf next, imd do cause il*.e name uf Hlich Member, when so elected, whether lie i be present ur absent, lo bc ccculU-il lo our Supreme Court, at tbe city of Victoria, mi or' ln-lon- the Kith day of October iu-M. Hu- i-U-e tidriMonmile,ilivilim-tlyamlmiiiiiv ,,..!â â¢ .-.â â â seal duly Inilorsed lilion thla our writ. In testltnouy whereof, wc bavt. chubciI thefle uiirb-Ui-rstulu- iiiaik-patent Utttlei thpigreal -.L-aluf inir:iaull'ro-iiii-oni J.rilUbC*..liitlil.-_.: Witnes-, lbe Ilonornble Tlio**. It. .Mclini.-- at our (.iovt-rnniont Hou.e, at It-ion:', lb-.- lirsidiivofSeiJli-iiiber, in the year of mil Lord onu thousand i-lirht bmi'lreo utul nlneiy-eijibt. "s"M"""_Jii.',yi',.rl,TT.âUAKir. iota Kegistntr of the Supreme Conn. KSTAIILrSUKll 18110. W. PELLEW-HARUEY, F.C.S. MIKING ENGINEER AND ASSAYED. VANCO-VMH, ... U. C. MERCHANT TAILOR, Audit lor" ' VIVIAN A* SONS. Swan-a-a, TUK l.l.l.KlTT'S MKTAI.Cn.. HA, CASSEI. GOI,D BXTRACTINC1 CO. LD. Ohi-gow. All kiniis, of ores bought. Every nunltaneu for comnlete oiunnllng and IllilltL'-tS. . LAND NOTICE. Nuliee is hefeby Riven that 1 i-liiiil iu lbe exiiiniiiiin uf .Ixivduys tr.iike annllratlon In tliL-i-lilef i-oumiis'-ioiu'i ot landi :ino wmk*. m. |)i'niii._io-itinmri-liaseiW) aeo.--ui bind -ii-i- uted on tht- Krar-cr rivi-r near Alkali lake. In ibe il-.-tri-.-l 01 t_.Ulo-i-.-t. ctmmu'iiclii:! at ll-,.- smiili wi--.) |mâl nl my im*.L'iii|ilion, ll;- n..,-v.onlb i'i .-hiiltis.L'avi SDebrlns, north -HP chains, wi-**t ho [-bains lo imint of coinnuuieiiin-m. CHAS. A. I.ht,. Alkali Luke July llth, 180a. iai? S5.00 Will buy a genuine Wailhain tteiuAVlnd Walcli, -. .. , Solid Nlddo Silver, Du»i.l..nyl Ciij warrunletl two yenrs. Illll I Jeweler, VAN0OUV.BK, $W Ropiilring u apeolttU.v.' 'VLAitlAi SUA , rroRAi. st Rim? LuUVii- Comb',- I Mi-Cii'Imi I'M-ltll'l. CrtuM Hoi Ofwhltb -KT-O-3?X03 Iteoliitioii ni Parftersliii) ed byjidtvii _'!_Sll.! Hl'lll.llllj.l- lliis in .ill rr pay. Aii ilii, c Xl VI i-in i>\n|m. SOS. N In ic I In com â¢iy \ ill . llffi tve .nl ll'UH tn 111. i'i le y .11 'our Mun'- Rontl'. to Ihy Klon- â¢iiiiH'i's. No blocking in ililliciill -fo vexations irnstonis t-ogulatious pen voail ovei- which it yon caiiudt ap on foot. Good "'ooils ami fail' cta._m:-Hss i^eiid. Remington Gnus ie the best value now oll'ei'ed in lireuvms. 1 cuu supply them from stock, Iniuuner or lutuiuiorless. My 189S catalogue is now out. CHAS. E. TISDALL, VANCOUVER, B.C. Is3°â IDE _K_El"3rS-E3I^. The Ashcroft Jeweler, ASHOEOFT, â¢ B.O. A lull line of .Jewelry, Watches and Optical goods always on baud. Prices the lowest, nud ull articles and work warranted. Suud Orders by mail or express dirout aud save ugeuts' commission of from ill) to :it) per cent. Blacksmith, Wheelwright and Wagon Builder HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY, Iron, Steel ami Timber kopt lu block, nud a stuck of Eastern made Carriages*. BurkIcs ami Komi (.mis k.[ i on lined ut reduced prices, and nlso mnde to order. Manufacturer or '* The Ubniiui Tire Setter " wlilcli all Blacksmiths should use. All work warranted, uud prices lower than ever. An assortment of Cofllus and Caskets nlways ou hand, ASUCl.Ol'T, - - - .- - - B. 0. I3XJ3Vi:0_N"ID3 Hardware, Stoves and Tinware, ASHCUOFT, B.C. SMITH db BRYSON General Blacksmiths, Horseshoeing. Steel,Iron niul Hardwood Lumber kejit iu stock, also w'ngii-o suitable for freiglitiiig and ranching. -.hop ou HiiUlmy Avonno. _ ABHOBOF'T, B.C. pa 0 M o KLONDIKE, Obtain our ijuotations on- TUNERS' & PROSPECTORS' SUPPLIES Eiolcs, Sllovels, trold Pans, Gold Scales, l'uck Saddles. Dog Sleighs, Kiver Boats, Tents, Sheet Steel Stoves, Camp Uteusils, etc., etc. ITOLY&CO.,LTD Vancouver, B.C. I Son.I rn|. litlioKi'uplioil Kloudiko map uud pampblot ooutaiu- iiia roiilKi, itailu uiul full iufol'UmUouâVRBtl.
Title changes in chronological order: The British Columbia Mining Journal (1895-05-09 to 1896-05-02), The B.C. Mining Journal (1896-05-09 to 1899-04-29), and Ashcroft Journal (1899-05-06 to 1967).
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